Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-10-18
WILL HOLD EXAMINATION

CURE ELIGIB1.ES FOR CIVIL SER
VICE, FIRST GRADE OR CtERI-
CAL.
The United States Civil Service Com
mission announces an omen competitive
examination at Brownsville, Nov. s, to
secure eligibles from which to make GER
tification to fill various vacancies in
first grace or clerical positions in the
Customs Service, in the positions of dep
uty collector, clerk, storckecper. gaug
er. and storekccper-gauger in the Inter
nalReVenue Service. in the position of
Office deputy marsha /. and in other posi-
tons that require similar qualifications
as they may occur in the United States
classified service in the city named or
It's vicinity, un ess it shall be found to
DC III the interest of the service to fill
vacancy by reinstatement. transfer.
or promotion
Competitors will be examined in the
following subjects, which will have the
relative weights indicated:
Subjects Weights.
/. Spelling twenty words Of
more than average difficulty ......10
= Arithmetic Fundamental
rules. fractions, percentage. inter
est. discount. analysis, and state
ment of simple accounts ..........25
). Penmanship (the compctit-
ors handwriting in the subject Of
report writing will be considered
with special reference to the cc-
mcnts of lceibility. rapidity, net
ness, and general appearancc) III
i. Report writing (test in
writing in letter form a report not
more than 200 words in length.
summarizing and arranging in
logical order a series of facts in
Guided III a given statement Of 400
OF 500 words %
.. Copying and correcting man
uscript (test in making a smooth.
corrected copy of a draft of man
uscrlpt which includes eraSurcs.
misspelled words, errors in syn
ldA, elc.)
q. Geography and civil govern
mcnt Of the United States. 10
Competitors who fail to obtain a rat
ing of at least 40 in arithmetic or % in
report writing will net be g igible for
appointment and the remaining subjects
of their examination will not be consid-
cred, unless the needs of the service re-
quire otherwise
Five hours will be allowed for this cx-
animation.
ANY of the followingnamcd physical
GcfectS is sufficient to exclude il person
from examination: Insanity. tucbruclo-
sis; paralysis: epilepsy: blindness. loss
of both arms or both legs; loss Of an
arm or 'eg; badly crippled or deformed
hands, arms. feet or legs; uncompcnsated
yalyular disease of the heart. locomo-
ter a~taxia; cancer; Bright's disease; di-
abcteS.
Age. Is years or over on the date of
examination; but no person under II
years of age on the date Of the cXamina
tiOn will be eligible for appointment to
the position Of deputy collector. storckcep
pr. gaugcr. or Storckcepcrgauger in the
Internal Revenue Service: and no per
son under u or more than I5 years OF
age III the date of the examination will
be eligible for appointment to the posi-
ton Of day Inspector or assistant weigh
or in the Customs Service. or to any 20
in that service whose duties are
partly those Of Inspector.
This examination is open to all citi-
zcns Of the United States vino meet the
requirements.
This announcement contains al infer
mutt n Which is communicated 10 appti
coRts rcgart1iHg the scope 81 the cram-
j%RatiOR. inc rdcGRcy or r0cdncics IN Dr.
tiiIcd and me qualifications rcquircd.
For application Form 1871. address
the secretary Of the board of cXamin
at the customhouSc or post office
at the place named above, or the dis
trict secretary at the address below.
No application will be accepted unless
properly executed and filed. in complete
form. prior to the hour of closing busin-
ess on November Z, 1913, with the Sec
rotary of the Tenth Civil Service Dist
rict Room 2G3. CustOmIIOusc New Or