Affidavit to be signed and sworn to by applicant. City and County of New York, s8: I....... ...being duly sworn, depose and say, that ....touching my I have returned true answers to the inquiries of..... personal and family health, history, habits, and antecedents; and that I am the person described in the above record of examination. Sworn to and subscribed before me, this ......day of............. .188.. Notary Public (or Commissioner of Deeds). Certificate of Examining Surgeon. I hereby certify that I have this day carefully and thoroughly examined, in accordance with the above instructions, ing, and in my opinion is... ...and find that he is ..able bodied.... ...... of a ..good eyesight and.... good hearphysically qualified to sustain the labors ...and that the above is ..... sound in limb and body, is. robust constitution, has.... and exposures, and perform the duties of a. a truthful record of the examination. The examining board shall designate some suitable person who shall also test the strength, activity and physical capacity of the applicant by suitable examination into the strength of his lungs, and the strength of his back, chest, legs and arms. These tests shall be submitted to and approved by the supervisory board, and shall include the applicant's swiftness and endurance in running. In case of applicants for positions on the uniformed force, either of the police department or department of public parks, his skill in the use of the club, and in firing at a mark shall also be tested. Such examiner shall report in writing to the board of examiners the result of such examination. Regulation 22. No applicant shall be admitted to examination who is not physically soundRegulation 23. Applicants for positions shall then be submitted for further examination as to general qualifications. General Qualifications. 1. General character: To include habits and reputation, and to be ascertained in such manner as the examining board may determine with the aid directed by Regulation 18. 2. Experience: Obtained either in actual service as a police officer (or fireman, as the case may be), or in other occupation tending to qualify for such service. 3. Obligatory subjects: a. Reading from print and manuscript. b. Handwriting, as shown by copying from manuscript. c. Writing down from memory the substance of matter orally cominunicated. e. Rules and regulations relating to the duties of the position applied for. tions should be directed to the location of streets, and the location and construction of buildings, with especial reference to precautions against fire. The relative weight given to the several obligatory subjects in making up the average standings, will be as follows: a. Reading.... b. Handwriting.. c. Writing from memory. d. Arithmetic.... e. Rules and regulations relating to duties of position. Total of weights..... Regulation 24. 22113 1 10 In making up the general average of the standing of applicants for positions in Schedule C, the relative value of each qualification and subject shall be as follows: The general average shall be ascertained by multiplying the ascertained average standing of the applicant in each qualification by the value attached thereto, and dividing the united products by the sum of the values, by 10. No person whose standing on any of the qualifications or obligatory subjects enumerated above, except experience, is less than 60, or whose ascertained average on all is below 70, shall be entered on the eligible list. Regulation 25. Under the head of "Rules and Regulations," the examiners shall endeavor to test the natural or acquired fitness of the applicants for their work. They shall be given, a reasonable time before the examination, a copy of selected rules and regulations covering the more important branches of their future duty. Cases shall be described to them - preferably actual cases taken from correct reports and they shall be required to state their view of what the rules would require of them in such cases. This inquiry shall include a report, such as a policeman or fireman would be obliged to make of such an occurrence. Regulation 26. Promotions to all positions included in Schedule C shall be made from the next lower grade by competitive examination. The subject of such examination shall be as follows: 1. Writing from dictation. 2. Handwriting. 3. Knowledge of the "Rules and Regulations 4. Fines and penalties last three years. 5. Arrests for last twelve months 6. Veracity.... 7. Habits as to use of liquor. 8. Ability and energy... 9. Coolness and judgment in emergencies. 10. Deportment toward citizens.. MARKS. 11. Character for maintaining discipline among, and getting good work from subordinates.. 12. Physical condition, including activity and endurance 13. Knowledge of laws and ordinances relating to his duties... 15. United States infantry tactics, and manual of the use of the club, Average.. MARKS. In examining gate-keepers, roundsmen, and all persons employed in the fire department for promotion, Nos. 5, 10, 14 and 15 shall be omitted, and on examining gate-keepers and patrolmen for promotion No. 11 shall be omitted. The standing of applicants for promotion in reference to subjects 1, 2, 3, 12, 13, 14 and 15 shall be determined by examination. Their standing in reference to subjects 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 shall be determined by the records of the department, in which each man's conduct and actions shall be entered. Regulation 27. During the period of probation provided for by these rules, all persons admitted on such probation to positions in Schedule C shall pass such portion of their time as the department shall require in the School of Instruction, and no person shall receive an appointment to a position in either department unless at the end of the period of probation the Instructor of the School of Instruction shall report to the Commissioners that such applicant is competent to become a member of the force. In the case of persons applying to become members of the Life Saving Corps of the fire department, no person shall receive such appointment unless at the expiration of such period of probation the instructor shall report to the commissioners of the fire department that such applicant is competent to become a member of the Life Saving Corps. Regulation 28. The capacity, mental, physical and educational, of every member of the uniformed force of the police and fire departments and the department of public parks shall be inquired into once every three years during his term of service, and his fitness to continue in the service be determined thereby. Regulation 29. SCHEDULE D. The board of examiners shall examine every applicant eligible under these rules for a position in Schedule D, and shall give a certificate of qualification to such person only when satisfied FIRST. That he (or she) is within the limits of age prescribed for the situation named. SECOND. That he (or she) is free from any physical defect or disease likely to interfere with the proper discharge of his (or her) duties. THIRD. That his (or her) character is such as to qualify him (or her) for such employment; and FOURTH. That he (or she) possesses the requisite knowledge and ability to enter upon the discharge of the duties of such situation or employment. The fourth article of the certificate shall be determined by the examining board from the results of the competitive examination of the different persons applying for the position to which the appointment is to be made. This examination shall have reference to the special qualifications, expert or otherwise, required for that particular position and shall be practical in its character. Regulation 30. The general examination for admission to the subordinate places in Schedule D (being Part 2 of the classification hereto annexed) shall be in writing, and on the following subjects: 1. Handwriting (as shown in examination papers). 2. Arithmetic, viz.: addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. 3. Questions relating to the city of New York. 4. Questions relating to the technical knowledge required for the position sought by the applicant. 5. Experience tending to qualify him for that position. In addition to this the health and physical vigor of the applicant shall be tested, as hereinafter required. The relative weight to be given to these several subjects in making up the average standings shall be as follows: 1. Handwriting 2. Arithmetic 3. New York city information. 4. Technical knowledge.. 5. Experience. Total of weights.... 1 No person shall be admitted as a competitor for appointment to any of the superior positions in Schedule D (being part 1 of the classification hereto annexed) who shall not produce to, and leave for a reasonable time with, the examining board, a diploma or certificate from some reputable institution, showing that he has pursued in such institution, with credit, for two years, a course of study adapted to qualify him for the position which he seeks, or for which his appointment is desired. He may, however, produce in lieu of such diploma or certificate, certificates from one or more professional men in good standing, to the effect that he has pursued with them or under their direction, and with credit to himself, a course of study similar to that before mentioned, for at least three years. Those admitted to competition for the superior positions in Schedule D shall be examined in writing on the following subjects: 1. The technical knowledge required for the position to be filled, and respecting which the examination is held. 2. Experience tending to qualify the applicant for that position. In addition to this, the examining board shall make inquiries in writing of the persons with whom the applicant has studied, or by whom he has been employed, on the following subjects: 3. Efficiency and accuracy in his own work. 4. Character for maintaining discipline among, and getting good work from, his subordinates. The relative weight to be given to these several subjects shall be as follows: 1. Technical knowledge 50 20 15 15* 100 The names of applicants for positions as nurses, attendants and orderlies for the city hospitals and asylums, heads of training-schools, matrons and helpers, shall be registered, and when a sufficient number have applied they shall be [Assem. Doc. No. 42.] 18 summoned for examination. The examiners shall make inquiry regarding the age, condition of health, moral character, sobriety, personal habits, temper and temperament of each applicant. The educational test shall be the ability to read, write legibly and work simple problems in addition and subtraction. The board shall place upon a register the names of the applicants passed by them as eligible, such names being placed in the order of excellence of the applicants there being distinct registers for each class of position. Whenever there are vacancies in the positions mentioned in this regulation that cannot be filled by promotion, the appointing officer shall notify the secretary of the examining board, giving the names and number of the positions to be filled, and the institution or institutions in which the vacancies exist. The secretary shall then summon the five applicants whose names stand highest on the proper register to appear at such place, day and hour as the Commissioners may have directed. The head of the institution in which the vacancy exists shall then and there select from the applicants so summoned and present a person for employment for the vacant position. If there be more than one vacancy in any class, there shall be summoned by the secretary, in addition to the five as above, one person for every such additional vacancy, and the selections shall be made in the order of time in which the vacancies occurred. Whenever the secretary sends out such notices to appear, he shall send a check list of the same to the Commissioners, giving names of applicants summoned, their grading upon their examination, and class of position for which eligible. The name of an applicant summoned five times and not selected, shall be dropped from the register. The name of an applicant peremptorily rejected by the appointing officer shall be dropped forthwith. Regulation 32. It shall be in the power of the supervisory board, to institute non-competitive examinations for the following positions: Physician, surgeon, chief of staff of hospital, medical officer, medical superintendent, stewards of hospitals, asylums and almshouses, assistant medical superintendent in the asylum for the insane, principal matrons, heads of training schools, morgue superintendent. Regulation 33. In any case where vacancies shall occur in the Department of Charities and Correction, and there shall not be a sufficient number of applicants for the positions so becoming vacant to enable the examining board to hold a competitive examination, a non-competitive examination may be had of such applicants as may present themselves; but no appointment to fill such vacancies shall be made of any person not certified by the examining board to be, in their judgment, competent to fill the same. Regulation 34. Prison Guards. Applicants for the position of guards, watchmen or keepers in prisons and workhouses shall not receive an appointment until they have successfully passed a physical examination by a prison physician. The physician making such examination shall answer the following inquiries : 1. Is the candidate of sound physical condition ? 2. Is his respiration full and free? 3. Is his voice clear and distinct? 4. Is his sight good? 5. Is his hearing sharp and quick? 6. Is the action of his heart natural? 7. Is he free from nervous complaints? 8. Is he free from headaches and fits? 9. Is he free from rupture? |