Resolved, That Regulation XI, positions classed as laborers, be and hereby is amended by adding thereto, under the heading, "In Clinton Prison," the word, "chambermaid." (July 20, 1917.) Resolved, That Regulation XI, positions classed as laborers, be and hereby is amended under the county service by adding thereto the following: "In the County Court, Kings county: female prison helper," competitive or non-competitive examination for said position having been found to be not practicable. (August 6, 1917.) Resolved, That Regulation XI, positions classed as laborers, be and hereby is amended, under the heading, "In the Homestead Sanatorium, Saratoga county," by striking out the words, "watchman, not to exceed $20 per month," and substituting in lieu thereof the word, "watchman." (September 6, 1917.) Resolved, That Regulation XI, positions classed as laborers, be and hereby is amended, under the heading, "In the Department of Public Works," by striking out the word, "weighmaster," and inserting in lieu thereof the words, weighlock tender; " and by striking out the words, water boy; paver." 66 (September 6, 1917.) Resolved, That Regulation XI, positions classed as laborers, be and hereby is amended, under the heading, "In the office of the State Engineer and Surveyor," by striking out "charwoman at not to exceed $1.25 per day," and substituting in lieu thereof the word, "charwoman." (September 28, 1917.) Resolved, That Regulation XI, positions classed as laborers, be and hereby is amended, under the heading, "Conservation Commission," by adding thereto the words, "wellsman's helper," competitive or non-competitive examination for said position having been found to be not practicable. (October 11, 1917.) Resolved, That Regulation XI, positions classed as laborers, be and hereby is amended, under the heading, "In the Mountain Sanatorium, Broome county," by adding thereto the words, "kitchen helper," competitive or noncompetitive examination for said position having been found to be not practicable. (October 26, 1917.) Resolved, That Regulation XI, positions classed as laborers, be and hereby is amended, under the heading, "In the State Charitable and Reformatory Institutions," by adding the words, "coal passer, Soldiers' and Sailors' Home, Bath," competitive or non-competitive examination for said position having been found to be not practicable. (November 9, 1917.) Resolved, That Regulation XI, positions classed as laborers, be and hereby is amended, under the heading, "In the State Charitable and Reformatory Institutions," by striking out the following: "Inmate sergeant-major, $25 per month, inmate commissary-sergeant, inmate clerk, headquarters, inmate clerk to cashier, inmate clerk to quartermaster, $20 per month each, inmate employees whose compensation is not more than $15 per month, Soldiers” and Sailors' Home, Bath," and substituting in lieu thereof the following: "Inmate sergeant major $25 per month, inmate chief clerk and inmate clerk $30 per month each, inmate commissary-sergeant, inmate clerk, $20 per month each, inmate employees whose compensation is not more than $15 per month, Soldiers' and Sailors' Home, Bath." (December 14, 1917.) APPENDIX D REVISED CIVIL SERVICE RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR CITIES OF AMSTERDAM, BUFFALO, JAMESTOWN, LOCKPORT, SCHENECTADY AND TROY APPROVED. AMENDMENTS TO CIVIL SERVICE RULES FOR CITIES OF BINGHAMTON, BUFFALO, GENEVA, GLOVERSVILLE, ITHACA, LACKAWANNA, MECHANICVILLE, NEW YORK, NEW ROCHELLE, NORTH TONAWANDA, ONEIDA, POUGHKEEPSIE, ROCHESTER, ROME, SCHENECTADY, SYRACUSE, TONAWANDA, UTICA AND YONKERS APPROVED. PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO CIVIL SERVICE RULES FOR CITIES OF BINGHAMTON AND ROCHESTER DISAPPROVED. EXCEPTIONS FROM COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION UNDER CIVIL SERVICE RULES FOR CITIES OF NEW YORK, NEW ROCHELLE, ROCHESTER, UTICA, WATERTOWN AND WHITE PLAINS APPROVED. [113] RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE OF THE CITY OF AMSTERDAM Pursuant to the Statutes of the State of New York providing for examination to ascertain and determine the merit and fitness of persons seeking to enter the Civil Service of the State of New York, and the cities thereof, and the regulations of the same, the following rules have been adopted for the classification of the offices, places and employments in the Civil Service of the city of Amsterdam, and promotions therein and examinations therefor, and for the registration and selection of laborers for employment in the said service. Rule I. Application of Rules These rules shall apply to all positions in the public service of the city of Amsterdam, with the exception of those hereinafter enumerated in the unclassified service. Rule II. Appointment of Commissioners For the purpose of ascertaining the merit and fitness of persons seeking or named for positions in the departments and offices of the municipal government to which these rules apply, there shall be a Municipal Civil Service Commission, which shall be composed of three citizens of the city of Amsterdam, designated and appointed by the mayor, each of whom shall be known as a Municipal Civil Service Commissioner of the city of Amsterdam, and not more than two of whom shall belong to the same political party. The mayor may, at any time, by filing with the city clerk a written notification of the change, appoint another citizen in the place of any one so designated. The Municipal Civil Service Commissioners shall serve at a compensation of $125 each per annum. The mayor shall appoint a secretary of the board, whose salary shall be $300 per annum. It shall be the duty of such Municipal Civil Service Commission to conduct all examinations called for under these rules, to ascertain the merit and fitness of candidates for admission into the Civil Service of the city in respect to character, knowledge and ability for the particular branch of the service into which they seek to enter, and to estimate and determine the relative excellence or standing of the persons examined, and to certify the same in such manner and form as may be prescribed. They shall also make and file with the State Civil Service Commission such annual report and other reports and roster of the classified Civil Service of said city as required by Chapter 370 of the Laws of 1899. The secretary of the board shall keep the minutes of their proceedings and all necessary records of applicants, their examinations and standings, and a complete record of all persons employed in the several departments and offices to which these rules apply, |