The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-01-28
STATE
CAPITAL
Merit System Rules Approved.

ALuapOiiS--.
Rules and regulations for examina-
tions, appointments and service in
States offices under the merit system,
to be administered under the direc-
tion of Osborne I. Yellott, State EN-
ployment Commissioner, have been
completed and approved by Governor
Ritchie, and now everything is in
readiness for the first examinations
on January 29.
These examinations, which mark the
end Of political influence in securing
positions or promotions, will be held
in Baltimore, Annapolis, Frederick
and Salisbury. They will be conduct
ed for the following classifcations:
Junior clerk, $720 to 5000 per annum;
senior clerk, $1,000 to $1,000; Junior
accounting clerk, 5000 to $1,000;
senior accounting clerk, $1,000 to ST.
700; storekeeper, $500 to $1,500; tele-
phone operator, $720 to $500; junior
engineer aid, $50 to $50 per month;
civil engineer. 5000 to $1,000 per
year; guard at House Of Correction,
$1,000, and road inspector, $1,000 to
$1,000. Examinations will also be
held at about this date in the same
places for assistant physician, mental,
at salary Of s1,5Oo to $1,000, and hos
pital attendants, $3.50 to $40 per year.
These positions include board, lodging
and laundry.
The regulations give the appointing
head, or department chief, the right to
discharge any person drawn from the
Commissioners classified list during
the three months probation period.
This probation period may be given,
by special authority, elastic features
which would stretch to six months.
The appointing head may discharge
an employe within this period with.
out giving any reason. The employe
may have such redress only in filing
petition for reinstatement on the clas-
sified list, which would call for an
Investigation of the employees record
and the reasons why he or she was
discharged. However, after this pc.
riod an appointing head must give
reasons for the discharge, suspension
or demotion of any employe that comes
within the classified service.
The regulations give number OF
Sufficient causes" for which an EN-.
ploye may be removed by the appoint
ing head. They include incompetency
and inefhciency, wanton carelessness
and negligence in performance of duty
or brutal treatment of public charges.
fellow-employes or other persons"
chronic physical or mental disease
which incapacitates the employee, vio
lations Of official regulations and fail
ure to obey lawful and reasonable di.
rections given by superior" wantonly
offensive toward employer, employees.
wards Of the State or the public, tax.
ing "tips" or gifts from persons who
desire special service, fayors, or treat,
ment above that accorded to the aver
age person, engaging in private trade
occupation or business on the States
time, criminal convictions, neglect
which causes damage to the public or
property and corrupt practice, such
as attempting, threatening or promis
ing to use political influence to secure
promotions, transfers or increased
pay.
Candidates must be over 18 years
old, and this age limit has an elastic
minimum limit to 25, with no pre-
scribed maxim unlimit. The candi
dates must be sound of body and
mind. Only the State police and
guards in the Penitentiary will be
given regular physical examinations
by physicians. The applications with
receive credit for experience and effl
cheney in the examinations beth fol-
positions and promotions. Rersons
who are honorably discharged from
the Army, Navy or Marine Corps, after
serving more than 80 days, and who
are residents of the State, are extend
ed special markings On experience and
efficiency in their special Gualifics lions
at rate not to exceed 20 per eSnt.
The Commissioner will have power
to reject undesirable applications.
These 'undesirables" are prescribed
as persons addicted to the use OF
drugs, morphine, or alcoholic bever
ages; persons guilty of crimes or dis.
graceful conduct; persons who have
been dismissed from the State se.vice
for delinquency or misconduct per-
sons who have made false stateuSnts
in the applications.
The regulations require that State
employe within the classified service
must give one weeks notice to his de
partment head if he intends to resign.
in order to leave the service in good
standing.