 | 1895 - 914 pages
...was made part of the organic law, by section 9, article 5 of the Constitution, reading as follows: "Appointments and promotions in the civil service...which, so far as practicable, shall be competitive; provided, however, that honorably discharged soldiers and sailors from the army and navy of the United... | |
 | New York (State). Constitutional Convention - 1895 - 406 pages
...weights and measures, or shall prevent the creation of any office for such purposes hereafter. Sec. 9. Appointments and promotions in the civil service of...which, so far as practicable, shall be competitive; provided, however, that honorably discharged soldiers and sailors from the army and navy of the United... | |
 | 1895 - 424 pages
...prevent the creation of any office for such purposes hereafter. Sections. Appointments and promotion» in the civil service of the State, and of all the civil...ascertained, so far as practicable, by examinations, which, sofaras practicable-, shall be competitive ; provided, however, that honorably discharged soldiers... | |
 | New York (State). Supreme Court. Appellate Division - 1906 - 1080 pages
...unlawfully restricts competition for promotion. Section 9 of article 5 of the State 'Constitution provides that "appointments and promotions in the civil service...which, so far as practicable, shall be competitive * * *. Laws shall be made to provide for the enforcement of this section." The existing Civil Service... | |
 | New York (State). Court of Appeals, George Franklin Comstock, Henry Rogers Selden, Francis Kernan, Hiram Edward Sickels - 1859 - 676 pages
...years, violate the provision of section nine of article five of the Constitution, which declares : " Appointments and promotions in the civil service of...which, so far as practicable, shall be competitive ; provided, however, that honorably-discharged soldiers and sailors from the army and navy of the United... | |
 | New York (State) - 1896 - 1262 pages
...the constitution of 1846, without change.] 17 NY 141. 71 Civil service appointments and promotions. Appointments and promotions in the civil service of...which, so far as practicable, shall be competitive; provided however, that honorably discharged soldiers and sailors from the arniy and navy of the United... | |
 | Dorman Bridgman Eaton - 1896 - 20 pages
...York constitution of 1895. This constitution proclaims a noble reform policy in these memorable words: "Appointments and promotions in the civil service...which, so far as practicable, shall be competitive." The leaders of this assault will declare their object to be, not to defeat this constitutional policy,... | |
 | New York (State). Supreme Court. Appellate Division - 1905 - 820 pages
...STOVER, J. (dissenting) : Section 9 of article 5 of the Constitution of the State of New York provides : "Appointments and promotions in the civil service...examinations, which, so far as practicable, shall l>e competitive ; provided, however, that honorably discharged soldiers and sailors from the army and... | |
 | New York (State). Supreme Court. Appellate Division - 1921 - 1108 pages
...violation of section 9 of article 5 of the State Constitution adopted in 1894, which provides as follows: " Appointments and promotions in the civil service of...as practicable, by examinations, which, so far as practiFirst Department, December, 1920. [Vol. 194. cable, shall be competitive; provided, however,... | |
 | New York (State). Supreme Court. Appellate Division - 1899 - 774 pages
...civil divisions thereof, including cities and villages, shall be made according to merit and ritness, to be ascertained, so far as practicable, by examinations,...which, so far as practicable, shall be competitive." But we do not think that this provision could be said to apply to such an office as that held by the... | |
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Appointments and promotions in the civil service of the State, and of all the civil divisions thereof, including cities and villages, shall be made according to merit and fitness to be ascertained, so far as practicable, by examinations, which, so far... 
