Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-09-26
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION
For Stenographers and T%ypewriters
to be Held November 26.

Places of examination as follows:
Austin, Dallas, Amarillo. Beaumont,
Brownsville, Tyler. Ell Paso, Hous-
ton, Greenville and San Antonio.
Date-November 26, 1912.
The United States civil service
commission announces an examina-
ton at the places and on the date
named above to provide a register OF
eligibles from which to make certif-
cation for filling vacancies as they
may occur in positions requiring the
qualifications of stenography, type
writing, or stenography and type
writing in the classified civil service
in the vicinity of the places of ex.
animation.
Vacancies at salaries ranging from
$500 to $500 per annum in the fol
lowing cities will be filled as a re
suit of this examination: Dallas, f.
Paso, Fort Worth, Galveston, La
redo, San Antonio and Waco, Texas
and New Orleans, La.
Both men and women will be ad.
mitted to the examination.
Age limit, is years or owe on the
date of the examination.
The examination is open to al
citizens of the United Sta es wht
comply with the requirements.
The scope and character of the OK
animation, the limits of civil ser
vice districts, and the regulation
governing certification are shown il
form 1924, Information for Appli
cants for the Stenographer and Type
writer Examination"
This announcement and form 142'
contain all information which !
communicated to applicants regard
ing the scope OF the examination, tn
vacancies to be filled and the quail
fications required.
Persons who wish to enter the ex
amination should apply at once 70
form 1924 and application form
1871 to the secretary Of the loca
board of civil service examiners a
the post office in one of the cite
named at the head of this announce
ment, or to the district secretary a
the address given below. Applica
tions should be properly executes
and filed without delay with the dis
trict secretary. Only those applica
lions received by the hour Of CLOSING
business on November 10, 1912, viii
be considered for the examination [
be held on the date specified. Thos
received later will be placed on fill
for consideration in connection wit
the next examination. Applicant
should state in their application tn
kind of examination DESIRED. e
s~tenographer, typewriter, or com
Ibined stenographer and typewriter
those who apply for the stenograph
er examination will not be examine
in typewriting.
Applications are received at an
time by. the district secretary for ex
aminations for these position in fed
eral offices in his district. Office
thus situated are in the field service
as distinguished from the depart
mental service, which includes tn
departments and Offices in Washing
ton, ID. C.. Examinations for tn
field service are held annually, semi
annually, quarterly, or Oftener. &C
cording to the needs Of the service
Applications for examination for tn
departmental. Isthmian canal an
Philippine service may be filed a
any time with the United State
Civil Service Commission, Washing
ton, ID. c. Examinations for thes
services are held quarterly, or as tn
needs of the service require. Appli
cation forms may be obtained iron
the commission or the district secre
tary. Women are not admitted +
the examinations for the Isthmial
canal and Philippine service.
Secretary Tenth Civil Servic
District, Custom House building
New Orleans, La.
Issued Sept. %. 1912.