Carriers’ Moral Responsibility.

Carriers are not allowed to put letters into their own pockets to carry them nor to throw away even the slightest piece of mail, however valueless and unimportant it may appear. He must return to the office everything that is undelivered, and after every trip must bring back his satchel and his key, and make his comprehensive written return in detail of the number and character of the pieces handled by him. Every piece of mail entrusted to him has its particular place and all must be arranged with system and order. He is forbidden under all circumstances to return to any person whatever letters deposited by them in the street mailing boxes from which he makes collections, but if the sender of the letter wishes it back, he must report to the postmaster through the head of his division, and the postmaster has exclusive discretion to return it to the writer.

CHAPTER IV.
WHERE AND HOW TO OBTAIN APPLICATION.

Examinations for the postal service usually are held in the fall, about the first Wednesday or Saturday in November of each year. Prospective applicants should write to the secretary of the civil service district in which they reside—a list of these will be found in the [chapter] under that heading—for the exact date and place of the mental test and the time when applications may be had. The blank, a copy of which is given elsewhere in this book, must be carefully and correctly filled and all questions must be answered. This requirement must not be overlooked, as to do so would mean the sending of the application back to the applicant for correction, thus causing loss of valuable time.

All answers must be written in ink, the application in the handwriting of the applicant and the vouchers in the handwriting of the signers. There must be no discrepancy in the name of the applicant in any part of the application or in the vouchers. For New York: Physical examinations take place after the mental examinations, and only when called for appointment.

To make this point clear, applicants must see that all names are signed alike in every part of the application. For instance: John Doe must be John Doe everywhere and not J. Doe in one place and John Doe elsewhere.

Applications or vouchers which are executed or dated more than six months before the date of filing will not be accepted. After the blank is properly executed, it must be filed with the secretary of the local board of examiners. So far as possible file applications personally. If circumstances are such that the application must be mailed, register it and obtain a receipt for same. All applications must be sworn to before a Notary Public.

Whenever extra examinations may become necessary, to meet the needs of the service, due announcement will be made of the dates and places of such examinations, and also of the time allowed for the filing of applications.

A person cannot at the same time be an applicant for or eligible from examination for more than one first-class post office for which examinations ordinarily are held annually in November. This restriction will not apply, however, when an examination is held for any of these offices on a date other than that of the regular annual examination.

A person who passes an examination can not be examined again for the same post office within approximately one year of the date of the examination he has passed. A person who fails in an examination may take the next examination regardless of the time intervening.

A request for a change in the designation of the position desired by an applicant must be made in writing and be received by the district secretary on or before the date set for the close of receipt of applications, otherwise no change will be made.

The postmaster is required to make selection for a vacancy from not more than the highest three names on the appropriate register, and for the next and any additional vacancies from not more than the highest three remaining which have not been within his reach for three separate vacancies. The name of an eligible must have been within reach for three separate vacancies in a position before it may be passed over in making selection for appointment to that position.

When an eligible’s name is borne on both the clerk and the carrier registers and has been three times certified (considered) for one of the two positions, but not selected, his name will not be further certified for that position, but his standing on the register for the other position will not be affected. Neither will declination of appointment when selected for one of the positions affect the eligible’s standing on the register for the other position. Appointment to either position will remove the eligible’s name from the registers for both positions.

An eligible who has been within reach for three separate vacancies in either the position of clerk or of carrier in his turn may subsequently be selected for the position, subject to the approval of the Commission, from the certificate upon which his name last appeared, if the condition of the register has not so changed as to place him in other respects beyond reach of certification.

In the Post Office Service appointments are usually made to the position of substitute clerk or substitute carrier. Substitutes are promoted in the order of their original appointment to the first vacancies occurring in regular positions. Declination of appointment as substitute will remove the name of the eligible from the register from which selection was made, and it will not be restored for consideration in connection with appointment to a regular position only.

Auxiliary employees are paid for actual service at the rate of 30 cents an hour. They are required to work not less than two hours daily, and may serve as substitutes. They are eligible for appointment as clerks and carriers of the first grade.

All promotions of both clerks and carriers will be made at the beginning of the quarter following the expiration of the year’s service in the next lower grade. No promotion will be made except upon evidence satisfactory to the Post Office Department of the efficiency and faithfulness of the employee during the preceding year. When a clerk or carrier fails of promotion because of unsatisfactory service, he may be promoted at the beginning of the second quarter thereafter, or of any subsequent quarter, upon evidence that his record has been satisfactory during the intervening period. Clerks and carriers of the highest grade are eligible for promotion to the higher positions in their respective offices.

Any male clerk in an office in which both clerks and city carriers are employed, is eligible for transfer to the position of city carrier, and any city carrier is eligible for transfer to the position of clerk. Male clerks and city carriers are also eligible for transfer to the position of rural carrier.

CHAPTER V.
OFFICES IN NEW YORK STATE.

Examinations for the first-class offices named below will be held on the first Wednesday or Saturday in November of each year, if the needs of the service so require. City delivery service has been established at these offices, and their force includes both clerks and city carriers.

Albany, N. Y.	Newark, N. J.
Binghamton, N. Y.	New York, N. Y.
Brooklyn, N. Y.	Rochester, N. Y.
Buffalo, N. Y.	Syracuse, N. Y.
Elmira, N. Y.	Troy, N. Y.
Jersey City, N. J.	Utica, N. Y.

Blank forms of application for the November examinations may be obtained from the local secretary at the office where employment is desired, or from the secretary of the Second Civil Service District, custom house, New York City, between July 1 and October 1. Applications must be properly executed and filed with the district secretary at New York City between July 1 and the close of business on October 1.

For the following named offices the names of male eligibles are entered on only one register—namely, the “clerk” or the “carrier” register—and male applicants for these offices must indicate in their applications whether they desire the position of “clerk” or of “carrier:”

Albany, N. Y.	Long Island City, N. Y.
Auburn, N. Y.	Newark, N. J.
Binghamton, N. Y.	New York, N. Y.
Brooklyn, N. Y.	Orange, N. J.
Buffalo, N. Y.	Passaic, N. J.
East Orange, N. J.	Paterson, N. J.
Elizabeth, N. J.	Rochester, N. Y.
Elmira, N. Y.	Schenectady, N. Y.
Flushing, N. Y.	Syracuse, N. Y.
Hoboken, N. J.	Troy, N. Y.
Jamaica, N. Y.	Utica, N. Y.
Jersey City, N. J.	Yonkers, N. Y.

Examinations for the first and second-class offices in the following list will be held only when eligibles are needed, due announcement of which will be made, and application blanks will not be given out until the examinations are announced. City delivery service has been established at these offices, and their force includes both clerks and city carriers. Names of first-class offices are in black face type.

Albion, N. Y.	East Orange, N. J.
Amsterdam, N. Y.	Elizabeth, N. J.
Auburn, N. Y.	Ellenville, N. Y.
Baldwinsville, N. Y.	Englewood, N. J
Ballston Spa, N. Y.	Far Rockaway, N. J.
Batavia, N. Y.	Fishkill-on-Hudson, N. Y.
Bath, N. Y.	Flushing, N. Y.
Bayonne, N. J.	Fort Plain, N. Y.
Bloomfield N. J.	Fredonia, N. Y.
Boonton, N. J.	Freport, N. Y.
Brockport, N. Y.	Fulton, N. Y.
Canapoharie, N. Y.	Geneva, N. Y.
Canandaigua, N. Y.	Glens Falls, N. Y.
Canastota, N. Y.	Gloversville, N. Y.
Canton, N. Y.	Goshen, N. Y.
Carthage, N. Y.	Gouverneur, N. Y.
Catskill, N. Y.	Hackensack, N. J.
Cohoes, N. Y.	Haverstraw, N. Y.
Cooperstown, N. Y.	Hempstead, N. Y.
Corning, N. Y.	Herkimer, N. Y.
Cortlandt, N. Y.	Hoboken, N. J.
Cranford, N. J.	Hoosick Falls, N. Y.
Dansville, N. Y.	Hornell, N. Y.
Deposit, N. Y.	Hudson, N. Y.
Dover, N. J.	Hudson Falls, N. Y.
Dunkirk, N. Y.	Ilion, N. Y.
East Aurora, N. Y.	Irvington, N. Y.

Ithaca, N. Y.	Niagara Falls, N. Y.
Jamaica, N. Y.	Northport, N. Y.
Jamestown, N. Y.	North Tonowanda, N. Y.
Johnstown, N. Y.	Norwich, N. Y.
Kingston, N. Y.	Nyack, N. Y.
LeRoy, N. Y.	Ogdensburg, N. Y.
Lestershire, N. Y.	Olean, N. Y.
Liberty, N. Y.	Oneida, N. Y.
Little Falls, N. Y.	Oneonta, N. Y.
Lockport, N. Y.	Orange, N. J.
Long Island City, N. Y.	Ossining, N. Y.
Lowville, N. Y.	Oswego, N. Y.
Lyons, N. Y.	Owego, N. Y.
Madison, N. J.	Palmyra, N. Y.
Malone, N. Y.	Passaic, N. J.
Mamaroneck, N. Y.	Patchogue, N. Y.
Mechanicsville, N. Y.	Paterson, N. J.
Medina, N. Y.	Peekskill, N. Y.
Middletown, N. Y.	Penn Yan, N. Y.
Montclair, N. J.	Plainfield, N. J.
Morristown, N. J.	Plattsburg, N. Y.
Mount Vernon, N. Y.	Port Chester, N. Y.
Newark, N. Y.	Port Jervis, N. Y.
New Brighton, N. Y.	Port Richmond, N. Y.
Newbury, N. Y.	Potsdam, N. Y.
New Rochelle, N. Y.	Poughskeepsie, N. Y.
Newton, N. J.	Rahway, N. J.

Rensselaer, N. Y.	Tompkinsville, N. Y.
Ridgewood, N. J.	Tonawanda, N. Y.
Rockville Center, N. Y.	Walden, N. Y.
Rome, N. Y.	Walton, N. Y.
Rosebank, N. Y.	Watertown, N. Y.
Rutherford, N. J.	Watervliet, N. Y.
Salamanca, N. Y.	Watkins, N. Y.
Saranac Lake, N. Y.	Waverly, N. Y.
Saratoga Springs, N. Y.	Weehawken, N. J.
Saugerties, N. Y.	Wellsville, N. J.
Schenectady, N. Y.	Westfield, N. J.
Seneca Falls, N. Y.	Westfield, N. Y.
Silver Creek, N. Y.	West Hoboken, N. J.
South Orange, N. J.	West New Brighton, N. Y.
Stapleton, N. Y.	White Plains, N. Y.
Summit, N. J.	Yonkers, N. Y.
Tarrytown, N. Y.

Candidates for New York City and vicinity will find a Notary Public and a staff of Civil Service experts at the office of THE CHIEF during business hours, who will enlighten the candidates on any doubtful point.

CHAPTER VI.
QUESTIONS TO BE FILLED OUT IN APPLICATION.

1. (a) For what positions do you wish to be examined?

(b) For what Service (Postal or Customs) do you wish to be examined?

2. What is your name in full? Give your first name in full, your middle initial, or initials, if any, and your surname in full.

3. Are you a citizen of the United States? Answer must be “Yes” or “No.” If a naturalized citizen, your certificate of naturalization, or the certificate of naturalization of one of your parents (if such parent was naturalized while you were a minor), with sworn statements, on Form 44, of two disinterested citizens as to the reputed relationship, must be forwarded with the application. The certificate will be returned to you.

4. (a) Where were you born?

(b) What was the month, day and year of your birth?

5. Name the kind of school in which you were educated. Viz: Common school, high school, business college, academy, college, etc. If educated in high school, academy, college, university, etc., give the name and location of the school, and state how long you attended, and whether you were graduated.

6. How long did you attend school, and at what age did you leave school?

7. Are you or have you been married? Answer “Yes” or “No.” If applicant is a married woman, the full name, post office address and legal residence of her husband are required. A married woman, not divorced, but living apart from her husband, should state the facts, if any, entitling her to separate residence.

8. Are any members of your family, or any of your relatives, in the service of the Government? Answer “Yes” or “No.” If so, state their names, in what position, in what branch of the service, and the relationship. This does not apply to state or municipal service.

9. Have you ever been convicted of, or indicted for, any crime. Answer “Yes” or “No.” If so, inclose herewith an abstract from the court proceedings to show the essential action taken, and also furnish a statement from the trial judge or other court officer showing the surrounding circumstances and your reputation for honesty and integrity.

10. (a) Do you habitually or at times use intoxicating liquors, tobacco, morphine, or opium to excess?

(b) If so, which?

(d) If so which?

11. (a) Have you any defect of sight in either eye?

(b) Have you any defect of speech?

(d) Have you any defect of hearing?

12. What is your height, measured in your bare feet?

13. What is your weight in your ordinary clothing, without overcoat or cloak?

14. Have you been examined for any branch of the classified service within twelve months next preceding the date of application? If so, state for what branches, for what positions, the date, and results. The different branches of the service are: Postoffice, Customs, Internal Revenue, Departmental, and Government Printing?

15. (a) Have you ever been barred from examination by this Commission? Answer “Yes” or “No.”

(b) If so, state when and for what reason.

16. (a) Have you any other application on file for any branch of the classified service? Answer “Yes” or “No.”

(b) If so, what branch and for what position?

(d) If so, for what branch, in what city, and for what position? This does not apply to state or municipal service.

17. Are you now in the Government Civil Service? Answer “Yes” or “No.”

18. (a) Were you ever separated from the Government Civil Service? Answer “Yes” or “No.”

(b) If so, state when, from what position, what city, and branch of service, and whether you resigned or were discharged. Avoid any allusion to politics or to change of administration.

19. (a) Are you now in the Military or Naval Service of the United States? Answer “Yes” or “No.” Do not give service in the National Guard.

(b) Were you ever honorably discharged from the Military or Naval Service of the United States on account of disability resulting from wounds received or sickness incurred in the line of duty? If so, give the name of the vessel on which, or the company and regiment in which you served, with the dates of your enlistment and discharge.

20. (a) What is your present place of abode.

(b) What is your present occupation, business, employment, or position.

(d) What was your occupation, business, employment, or position during that year?

(e) What was your place of abode (city or town, and State) during the year preceding last year?

(f) What was your occupation, business, employment, or position during that year?

(g) What was your place of abode (city or town, and State) during the second year preceding last year?

(h) What was your occupation, business, employment, or position during that year?

21. Give the names and addresses of five persons, other than vouchers, to whom reference can be made as to your character and qualifications. One of these must reside in, or be engaged in business in the city or town in which you seek employment.

22. Have you been employed in any State or Municipal Service? Answer “Yes” or “No.” If so, when, where, and in what positions?

23. (a) Were you ever discharged on account of delinquency or misconduct from any position in which you were employed? Answer “Yes” or “No.”

(b) If so, state when, from what position, and by whom were you discharged.

24. Are each and all of the answers to the foregoing questions in your own handwriting? Answer “Yes” or “No.”

I hereby certify that the answers to the foregoing questions are true in every particular.

(Signature of Applicant) ............
(P. O. address) ..............

(The following oath must be taken before a Notary Public, or other officer authorized to administer oaths for general purposes, and the officer’s signature must be authenticated by official seal. If the oath be taken before a Justice of the Peace or other officer who has no official seal, his character must be certified by the Clerk of Court, Secretary of State, or other proper officer, under official seal.)

The Notary is requested to see that all the foregoing questions are answered in full before executing the jurat.

Sworn to and subscribed before me by the above-mentioned applicant, to me personally known, this ...... day of ................ 190..., at ........... county of ............................ and State (or Territory or District) ........................

(Signature of officer) ...................

(Official impressed seal.) (Official title) .........

The official seal must not be omitted.

Every applicant for examination must furnish the vouchers of two citizens of the United States, each of whom must be at least twenty-one years of age, and must have known the applicant for six months or more. Vouchers will not be accepted from the father, mother, sister, brother, husband, wife or child of the applicant, and not more than one voucher will be accepted from relatives of more remote degree.

No recommendations other than those provided for hereon will be accepted by the Commission.