Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-08-02
CHATTER 2A2

AN ACT to repeal and re-enaet with
amendments Section 10 of Article GA
of the Annotated Code of Maryland
1888 Ed, title Merit system"
Section 1. BE IL enacted by the Gem
eral Assembly OF Maryland, That Sec
tion 10 of Article GA of the Annotated
Code Of Maryland C039 Ed, title
Merit System, be and the same Is
hereby repealed and re-enacted with
amendments so as to read as follows:
10. Examinations held by the Com
missioner to establish lists of persons
eligible for appointment may be written
or oral or in the form of a demonstra.
ton of skill or any combination of
these and shall be of a character fairly
10 test and determine the relative
figures and ability of candidates actu-
ally to perform the duties of the class
of positions to which they seek to be
appointed. Any Investigation of train
ing and experience and any tests of
technical knowledge, manual skill or
physical fitness that in the Judgment of
the Commissioner serves to this end
may be employed.
In all examinations to determine the
qualifications of a preference applicant,
credit shall be given for all valuable
experience, including experience gained
IN civic, service and organization actvi-
ties, even though no compen sation was
received therefor.
Examination shall be competitive. free
and open to all persons who may be
lawfully appointed to any position
within the class for which the examina-
tion Is held, with such limitations as
may be specified in the rules by the
Commissioner as to age, sex, health.
habits, moral character. physical con
dition, and other qualifications, except
as hereinafter provided that are in the
judgment of the Commissioner prere-
quisite to the performance of the duties
of such positions; provided, however,
that the Commissioner may, from time
to time, provide for general rules ex-
empting from competitive examinations,
positions to be filed by unskilled man
ual labOrers, including positions for
road patrolmen under the state Roads
Commission, and may, If he sees fit.
provide in lieu of said competitive ex-
aminatlons such system or systems of
registration for said laborers or other
wise as in its Judgment will best pro-
vide for such positions; and provided
further as TO all positions that the Com
missioner may by his rules give pref
erence In competition for higher classes
of positions to classified service en-
ployces or to classified service employ
ces OF certain class or classes by Civ
ing credit for experience and demon-
stratcd efficiency mot TO exceed twenty
| per centum of all marks) in dctermin-
ing the relative fitness for promotion of
such employees. Veterans of the milf
| tary and naval services of the United
States who served sometime during the
war with Spain (April 9, 1898, to July
. 1D02) or the first World War april
o, 1917 to November IL, 1919 or the
Second World War september 1G 1910,
the date on which the Selcctive Service
Act became effective. TO the end OF the
| present hostilitics in which the United
States is cngagcd) who have either
been honorablv discharged or who have
received certificate OF satisfactory
completion of such service. and who
have been bonaiide residents of this
State for five years or more immedi
ately preceding the date ON which such
veteran takes any Merit System cxami.
uatlon. shall be given special credit for
such service. Such war veterans. Win
IRE disabled as the result of their war
'rvicc shall he given credit Of ten
POINTS In all examinations for appoint