The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-22

horse and buggy. AZ was required. be-
gan delivering mail to the farmers out
around Shelby. After several years OF
this he il now DESTROYS Of re-entering1
the postoffice and VIII como into the
There are many In the
portunity to get q postoffice"
The rules governing transfers In such
cases are al follows:
Transfers are made upon the rec
ommendation of the head Of the Of
nee in which the services Of the en-
approves the recommendation, It re-
quests the commission to issue q GER
tificate authorizing the transfer. All
transfers are subject to such examine
ton as may be required by the civil
service rules Requests Of employees
for transfer should. therefore not
be addressed to the commission. but
to the head Of the office in which they
wish to serve.
mo transfers shall be made to a
competitive position above the lowest
class in any grade unless the appoint
ing officer shall certify that the po-
sition cannot be adequately filled by
promotion: but the commission may.
with the approval of the head Of any
department. adopt regulations appli
cable to the service In or under such
department declaring what class shall
NC AC6aIOCu ID tuC AOW0St Ala ally
grade"
The Rules.
The following rules obtain and are in
tended to exclude certain persons who
will be ineligible for examination:
An applicant for a postmaster ex-
animation must be a citizen Of the Uni
ted States: must have his domicile in
the territory supplied by the postoffice
for which the examination is held; must
have reached his twenty-first birthday
on the date of the examination, ex-
cept that a woman Is year; of age shall
be eligible for examination in state
where women are declared by statute
Of full age for all purposes at 18: Pro-
vided, That applicants at an Office the
annual compensation of which is as
much as $500 shall not have reached
their sixty-hfth birthday. The appl1-
cant must be vouched for by three per-
sons who are citizens Of the United
States, at least q years of age. owners
Of real estate. and patrons of the post
Office for which the application Is made.
Vouchers will not be accepted from the
father. mother. brother. sister, hus-
band, wife, or child Of the applicant.
The signers Of the vouchers must show
their occupation and the estimated
value Of real estate owned by them.
In his application the applicant must
give the names of five other such per-
sons who have personal knowledge of
his reputation and character and who
are capable Of judging Of his fitness
for the service. The applicant must
furnish q sketch or map showing the
proposed location Of the postoff1ce.
whether the building in which the Of
flee is to be located is owned or leased
by them and for what other purposes, If
any, 1t Is used, the location Of the
principal stores or business places of
the village or town. and the present
postofiice site. II the quarters for the
postoffice are to be secured by rental,
lease. Or purchase, a statement from
the owner showing that such arrange
ment has been made must be submit
ted.
Changing u Site.
If the applicant proposes to change
the location Of the postoffice he must
show the distance and direction of the
proposed site from the present location
and must state how much If any the
proposed change Of site would increase
or decrease. as the case may be, the
distance travelled by the carrier who
supplies the Office with mail. After an
application has been received and re-
viewed the commission may. in it's dis
erection, require a statement signed by
such number of property taxpayers
who are patrons Of the postoffice as
may be deemed necessary by the COM
mission in any particular case, certf-
Tying that the applicant is suitable for
appointment and the place he desires
to locate the postoffice will be entirely
satisfactory to them. Each qualified
person may sign such a statement for
as many of the applicants as he or she
believes to be suitable.
Debarments from this class Of serv-
ice includes dismissal Of any person
from the federal service for delin-
quency or misconduct within one year
preceding the date Of application;
dishonorable discharge from the mill
itary service of the government; per-
sons guilty of crime or infamous or
VIGOROUSLY disgraceful conduct; per-
sons who have Intentionally made
false statements as to any material
fact or has practiced deceit or fraud
in any manner in connection with his
| application, or examination; persons
who have within one year passed the
examination prescribed by the civil
service commission for fourth class
DOstmaEter. DerSOnS who do not ac-