KULE  XXV
Selection  of  method  of  examination  —  Noncompetitive  class

Whenever  a  vacancy  in  this  class  in  any  department,  office  or
institution  is  to  be  filled,  the  officer  having  the  authority  to  fill  the
same  shall  notify  the  said  Commission  which  of  the  three  methods,
in  his  discretion,  under  Rule  XXIII,  he  selects ;  and  if  the  choice
be  by  an  open  competition,  the  Commission  will  proceed  as  for
an  examination  under  the  competitive  class,  but  if  the  choice
be  by  a  limited  competition,  or  by  the  appointment  of  a  person
to  be  duly  certified  by  the  commission  as  qualified,  the  oflTicrer
aforesaid  shall  name  in  such  notification  the  person  or  persons
to  be  examined,  and  thereupon  the  Commission  shall  notify  the
person  or  persons  so  named  of  the  time,  place  and  special  rules
for  the  examination.
Rule  XXVI
Registration  and  appointment  —  Labor  class

1.  Applicants  for  positions  under  the  labor  class,  who  prcnluce
Batisfactory  evidence  of  their  capacity  for  labor,  and  their  habits
as  to  industry  and  sobriety  shall  be  registered  in  the  order  of  their
application.  The  register  shall  state  the  (1)  name  (2)  age,
(3)  residence,  (4)  citizenship,  (5)  number  and  relationship  of
persons  depending  for  support  on  the  applicant,  (6)  service  in
the  army  or  navy  in  time  of  war,  (7)  previous  i>ccnpation,
(S)  reference;  and  such  other  information  as  may  be  required.
2.  When  the  services  of  employees  in  the  labor  class  are
required,  the  officer  or  perscin  having  the  appointment  shall  notify
the  Commission,  stating  the  number  of  men  wanted,  kind  of  labor
for  which  they  are  wanted,  and  the  time  and  place  of  employ-
nient  and  the  Commission  shall  thereupon  certify  names  in  accord-
ance with  the  provisions  of  Rule  XVII,  subdivision  3.
