New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1911-03-04
CLERK-CARRIER EXAMINA-
TON, NEW IBERIA, LA,
MARCH 18, 1911.

The United States Civil Service
Commission announces that on the
date and at the place named above
an examination will be held for
the positions Of clerk and carrier
in the Post Office Service.
Clerks offices Of the first and
second classes and carriers IN the
city delivery service are divided
INTO six grades, as follows: First
grade, salary 5000; second grade.
salary $500 third grade, salary
5000; fourth grade, salary 81 900;
fifth grade. salary 81, 100; sixth
grade. salary ST. 200. Clerks and
carriers at first-class offices will
be promoted successively to the
fifth grade, and clerks and car
riers at second-class offices will
be promoted successfully to the
fourth grade
All promotions Of both clerks
and carriers will be made at the
beginning Of the quarter following
the expiration Of a years service
in the next lower grade. No pro
motion will be made except upon
evidence satisfactory to the Post
Office Department Of the efficiency
and faithfulness Of the employee
during the preceding year, When
clerk or carrier fails of promo
ton because of unsatisfactory ser
vice he may be promoted at the
beginning Of the second quarter
thereafter, or of any subsequent
quarter, on evidence that his rec
ord has been satisfactory during
the intervening period. Clerks
and carriers Of the highest grade
in their respectiv offices ar elig-
ible for promotion to the higher
positions in said post offices.
Any clerk is eligible for transfer
to the service of carrier, and
any carrier is eligible for transfer
to the service of a clerk.
Auxiliary employees are PAID tor
actual service at the rate of 30
cents an hour. Such auxiliary
employees, however. are required
Ito work not less than two hours
daily, and may serve as substl-
flutes. They are eligible for APP
pointment as clerks and carriers
Of the first grade.
Substitutes are paid at the rate
of 30 cents an hour when serving
for absent clerks and carriers, and
they are eligible for appointment
as auxiliary employees and as
clerks and carriers Of the first
| grade.
The examination will consist of
| the subjects mentioned below,
weighted as indicated.
Spelling, Arithmetic, Letter
Writing Penmanship, Copying, U.
S. Geography, Reading Addresses.
Age limit. all positions, Is to
As years. The age limits are
waived, however, in the eases OF
persons honorably discharged from
the military or naval service by
reason of disability resulting from
wounds or sickness incurred IN
the line of duty.
Male applicants for the Post
Office Service must be at least D
feet 4 inches in height in bare
feet, and 125 pounds in weight
without overcoat and hat; other
wise their applications will be
cancelled. Female applicants are
not required to be Of any specific
height or weight.
/ Applicants for the Post Office
=. Service are required to be physl-
cally sound and in good health.
The Post Office Department has
advised the Commission that no
person who is defective in any OF
the following-named particulars
will be appointed to the position
of carrier in the Post Office Ser
vice: Hunchbacks; persons having
defective hearing. sight, or speech
persons blind in one bye; ONE
ARMED one-handed, or one-legged
persons. or those having crippled
arms or legs. or those suffering
from asthma or herni The above
mentioned defects will also debar
a person from appointment to the
position of clerk in the Post Office
iService, except that deaf mutes
and persons with defective speech
or hearing may be appointed 10
, the position of mail clerk, distrl-
butor. and directory and forward
ling clerk. Applications from per,
sons who have any Of the physical
defects mentioned will be can
celed.
Other physical defects may de-
bar persons from this examination
when in the judgmnt of the Com
mission such defects would render
the person unfit to perform the
duties of the position tor when
the examination is held
Married women will not be ad
mitted to this examination. TINS
prohibition. however. does not ap
Div to divorced women or womer
who are separated from their nus
bands and support themselves. !,
This examination is open to al
citizens of the United States wh'
comply with the requirements
From the eligibles resulting
from this examination it is expect
ed that certificatiOn will be mad'
| to existing and future vacancies
For application blank, instruc
tons to applicants and further N !,
formation. application should d.
made to local Secretary at tn
New Iberia, Louisiana post olace
or the undersigned.
No application will be aeeeptet
unless properly executed and 1lie'
with the undersigned prior to TN