First. They must have been citizens of the United States two years and residents of Brooklyn at least one year next prior to the date of the examination.

Second. They must be not less than twenty-three and not more than thirty-five years of age.

Third. They must not be less than five feet seven and one-half inches, nor more than six feet three inches in height, and their weight and chest measurement shall be certified by the department surgeons, or ascertained upon examination by the experts of the Commission, to conform to height as per following table:

All applicants for appointment in the police department as doorman, that is to say, in Schedule B. Class 8, second, must have the following qualifications:

First. They must have been citizens of the United States two years and residents of Brooklyn at least one year next prior to the date of the examination.

Second. They must be not less than thirty and not more than forty-five years of age.

Third. They must not be less than five feet six inches in height and not less than one hundred and thirty pounds in weight.

All applicants for appointment as bridge keepers, that is to say, in Schedule B, Class 8, third, must have the following qualifications:

First. They must have been citizens of the United States and residents of Brooklyn for at least three years next prior to the date of the examination.

Second. They must be not less than twenty-eight and not more than forty years of age.

This regulation shall not contravene the provisions of the statute, as stated in Regulation XXIX, with relation to soldiers and sailors of the late war, honorably discharged.

REGULATION X.

Applicants for the positions included in Schedule B, Classes 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15, as shown in Appendix D, must, in addition to the requirements herein before mentioned, present satisfactory evidence, as follows:

First. If the position to be filled be that of sanitary inspector or assistant sanitary inspector (Class 12), or vaccinator (Class 11), that the applicant is duly authorized by the laws of the State of New York to practice medicine and surgery.

Second. If the position to be filled be that of chemist (Class 13), that the applicant has received the degree of Bachelor of Science or its equivalent, from some institution duly authorized by law to confer such degree.

Third. If the position to be filled be that of veterinary surgeon (Class 14), or veterinary inspector (Class 15), that the applicant has received the degree of Doctor of Veterinary Surgery, or its equivalent, from some institution duly authorized by law to confer such degree.

REGULATION XI.

The Commission shall not permit the fact that any applicant is authorized to practice his profession by one school of medicine rather than another, to have any influence in deciding his standing.

REGULATION XII.

Every false statement knowingly made by any person in his application for examination, and every connivance by him at any false statement made in any certificate which may accompany his

application, or willful complicity in any fraud designed to improve his standing upon the merit examination, shall be good cause for refusing such person such examination or any rating upon such examination, or for striking his name from any eligible list for merit, or for the removal of such person from any position to which he may have been appointed.

EXAMINATION FOR APPOINTMENT AND PROMOTION.

REGULATION XIII.

The term "merit" whenever used in these regulations, shall be construed to mean "good quality in general; excellence; that which deserves consideration or reward.”*

REGULATION XIV.

The term "fitness," whenever used in these regulations shall be construed to mean "the state of being fitted or qualified; req. uisite capacity."*

REGULATION XV.

Pursuant to chapter 428 of the Laws of 1897, in all examinations for appointment and promotion in the Civil Service of the city of Brooklyn, merit and fitness shall be determined by open competitive examinations for all positions in Schedule B, as herein provided. The merit of all applicants shall be determined by examination conducted by the Commission. Upon all examinations to determine the merit of the applicants, no rating higher than fifty per centum shall be given to any person. Lists containing the names and rating of all applicants found on such examination to be eligible for appointment and promotion for merit shall be made up for certification to the person or persons holding the power of appointment or promotion in the manner provided in these regulations. The minimum percentage of rating necessary to entitle an applicant to a place upon such list as eligible for merit shall be seventy per centum of fifty, or thirtyfive.

Century Dictionary.

REGULATION XVI.

The fitness of applicants certified to be eligible for appointment or promotion for merit, shall be determined by examination, to be conducted by the person or persons holding the power of appointment or promotion, or by some person or board designated by the person or persons holding such power of appointment, or promotion, and the rating on such examination for fitness shall not exceed in any case fifty per centum. The minimum percentage of rating necessary to entitle an applicant to a place upon such list as eligible for fitness shall be seventy per cent. of fifty, or thirty-five. The rating obtained upon the examination for fitness shall be added by the person or persons holding the power of appointment or promotion to the rating giving to each applicant certified to be eligible for merit respectively by the Commission. The result of the combined ratings for merit and fitness shall be certified to the Commission by the person or persons holding the power of appointment or promotion in every case within five days after the date on which the result of the examination for fitness has been ascertained.

REGULATION XVII.

Where an examination for merit for any grade is had before the eligible list for that grade is exhausted, a new list shall be prepared after such examination. The persons upon the former eligible list who have not been examined for the new eligible list shall be respectively placed upon the new eligible list in the position to which the percentage of their aggregate markings upon their former examinations would entitle them, if such markings had instead been given them upon the new examination.

REGULATION XVIII.

The actual conduct of every examination for merit shall be under the responsible direction of the Commission or of its designated members, free from the interference or participation or influence of the appointing officer, or of any person other than assistant examiners or experts directly employed by the Commission.

No person employed in the department for whose benefit an eligible list is to be prepared, shall be employed as an expert upon the merit examination for such eligible list.

The Commission may, in the examinations, give such relative importance to the different subjects or matters of examination, whether mental or physical, or to experience, occupation or training, as to them may seem fit. At or before the commencement of every examination, the weight to be given to every subject included in the examination, and the general or average minimum, and the minimum, if any, allowable upon each subject, shall be announced to the applicants. The appointing officer shall prescribe to the Commission, and upon its request, he shall state to the Commission, so far as is consistent with these regulations, the general qualifications or attainments, physical or mental or both, and the experience he deems necessary or proper to be possessed by persons filling the position for which an eligible list for merit is to be formed, and also of what age such persons should be.

Physical examinations of applicants for positions in the uniformed police force (Schedule B, Class 8, First and Class 8, Second) or as bridgekeepers (Schedule B, Class S, Third) shall, upon the request and under the authority and supervision of the Commission, be in part conducted as aforesaid by the surgeons of the Police Department, or any of them. Physical examinations of applicants for positions in the uniformed fire force (Schedule B, Class 9) shall, upon the request and under the authority and supervision of the Commission, be in part conducted as aforesaid by the surgeons of the Fire Department, or any of them. The surgeons of those departments so acting shall not be entitled to compensation beyond their salaries, the service rendered upon such examinations being deemed part of their official duties as surgeons in such departments. If, however, in any case of the physical examination of applicants for positions in the uniformed police or fire force, the Commission deem it necessary or proper, they may employ for the conduct of such examinations physicians or surgeons not in those departments.