RULES GOVERNING EXAMINATIONS.  
Competitors Required to State Clearly Whether They
Desire Eligibility for Clerk or Carrier.
There are in the United States, thirteen United States Civil Service Districts, and in each, examinations for letter carrier and clerk are held yearly. THE CHIEF has obtained from the United States Civil Service Commission the regulations governing the examinations in each district, the post offices for which examinations may be taken, the rules relative to the registers for clerk or carrier in each district, the approximate dates when examinations are held and whether or not more than one examination may be taken in the same Civil Service district. Intending competitors should read carefully the section covering their particular district, so as to know whether their names can be placed on the carrier and clerk register, or only on one. There is some difference in the regulations covering this part of the requirements, but[96] the rules for the examination proper, as given in the preceding pages, are uniform all over the country.
FIRST DISTRICT.
 
Headquarters, Boston, Mass.
At the following named offices the names of male eligibles will be entered on only one register, namely, the clerk or the carrier register, and male applicants for those offices must indicate in their applications whether they desire the position of clerk or carrier:
Boston, Mass.; Brockton, Mass.; Concord, N. H.; Fall River, Mass.; Gloucester, Mass.; Hartford, Conn.; Haverhill, Mass.; Holyoke, Mass.; Lawrence, Mass.; Lowell, Mass.; Lynn, Mass.; New Bedford, Mass.; Newton Center, Mass.; Pawtucket, R. I.; Portland, Me.; Providence, R. I.; Quincy, Mass.; Salem, Mass.; Springfield, Mass.; Taunton, Mass.; Waltham, Mass.; Worcester, Mass.
Note 1.—No change in the designation of the register will be made after the date set for the close of receipt of applications. The name of each male eligible for any post office not mentioned above is entered on both the male clerk register and the carrier register, and will be certified in its order to vacancies occurring in either the position of male clerk or carrier,[97] without regard to any choice of position expressed by the eligible in his application. Male eligibles will be entitled to three certifications from the male clerk register and three certifications from the carrier register. Failure of selection from one register or declination of appointment when selected will not affect the eligible’s standing on the other register. Appointment from either register will remove the eligible’s name from both registers.
Examinations for the following offices are held, as far as practicable, on the first Wednesday or Saturday after the 15th of November of each year:
Augusta, Me.; Bangor, Me.; Boston, Mass.; Brockton, Mass.; Burlington, Vt.; Concord, N. H.; Fall River, Mass.; Fitchburg, Mass.; Gloucester, Mass.; Hartford, Conn.; Haverhill, Mass.; Holyoke, Mass.; Lawrence, Mass.; Lowell, Mass.; Lynn, Mass.; Manchester, N. H.; New Britain, Conn.; New Bedford, Mass.; New London, Conn.; Newport, R. I.; Newton Center, Mass.; Norwich, Conn.; Pawtucket, R. I.; Pittsfield, Mass.; Portland, Me.; Providence, R. I.; Quincy, Mass.; Salem, Mass.; Springfield, Mass.; Taunton, Mass.; Waltham, Mass.; Waterville, Me.; Worcester, Mass.
Blank forms of application may be obtained at any time either from the Secretary, Board of United States Civil Service Examiners, room 141, post office,[98] Boston, Mass., or from the local secretary at the office where employment is desired. Applications when executed must be filed with the secretary of the board at Boston, Mass., prior to 4 p. m. on the third Monday in October. Applications received after that time will be filed for the next subsequent examination.
Examinations for the following offices are held only when eligibles are needed, and application blanks will not be given out until the examinations are announced:
Adams, Mass.; Amesbury, Mass.; Amherst, Mass.; Andover, Mass.; Athol, Mass.; Attleboro, Mass.; Auburn, Me.; Bar Harbor, Me.; Barre, Vt.; Bath, Me.; Belfast, Me.; Bellows Falls, Vt.; Bennington, Vt.; Beverly, Mass.; Biddeford, Me.; Brattleboro, Vt.; Bristol, Conn.; Bristol, R. I.; Brunswick, Me.; Camden, Me.; Central Falls, R. I.; Chicopee, Mass.; Chicopee Falls, Mass.; Claremont, N. H.; Clinton, Mass.; Concord Junction, Mass.; Danvers, Mass.; Ware, Mass.; Watertown, Mass.; Webster, Mass.; Wellesley, Mass.; Westbrook, Me.; Dedham, Mass.; Dover, N. H.; Easthampton, Mass.; East Providence, R. I.; Exeter, N. H.; Franklin, Mass.; Franklin Falls, N. H.; Gardner, Mass.; Gardiner, Me.; Great Barrington, Mass.; Greenfield, Mass.; Houlton, Me.; Hudson, Mass.; Hyde Park, Mass.; Keene, N. H.; Laconia, N. H.; Leominster, Mass.; Lewiston, Me.; Marblehead, Mass.;[99] Marlboro, Mass.; Medford, Mass.; Melrose, Mass.; Middleboro, Mass.; Middletown, Conn.; Milford, Mass.; Montepelier, Vt.; Nashua, N. H.; Westboro, Mass.; Westerly, R. I.; Westfield, Mass.; West Medford, Mass.; Williamantic, Conn.; Natick, Mass.; North Adams, Mass.; North Attleboro, Mass.; Northampton, Mass.; Norwood, Mass.; Orange, Mass.; Peabody, Mass.; Plymouth, Mass.; Portsmouth, N. H.; Putnam, Conn.; Reading, Mass.; Rochester, N. H.; Rockland, Me.; Rockville, Conn.; Rumford Falls, Me.; Rutland, Vt.; Skowhegan, Me.; Somersworth, N. H.; Southbridge, Mass.; South Framingham, Mass.; South Weymouth, Mass.; St. Albans, Vt.; St. Johnsbury, Vt.; Stoneham, Mass.; Torrington, Conn.; Wakefield, Mass.; Winchester, Mass.; Winsted, Conn.; Woburn, Mass.; Woonsocket, R. I.
Note 2.—Any person may at the same time be an applicant for, or eligible from examination for more than one post office. Whenever a person whose name is upon more than one register is appointed from one of such registers, his eligibility on all registers shall expire by reason of such appointment. He may, however, upon his written request, at any time within the period for which eligibility would continue if not canceled by appointment, have his eligibility revived on one or more of such registers for the balance of such period of eligibility.
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SECOND DISTRICT.
 
Headquarters, New York City.
No person may at the same time be an applicant for, or eligible from examination for more than one post office in this district, except when special examinations are ordered to secure sufficient eligibles.
At the following offices the names of male eligibles will be entered on only one register, namely, the clerk or the carrier register, and male applicants must indicate in their applications whether they desire the position of clerk or carrier. No change in the designation of the register will be made after the date of the examination:
Albany, N. Y.; Binghamton, N. Y.; Bridgeport, Conn.; Brooklyn, N. Y.; Buffalo, N. Y.; East Orange, N. J.; Elizabeth, N. J.; Elmira, N. Y.; Flushing, N. Y.; Hoboken, N. J.; Jamaica, N. Y.; Jersey City, N. J.; Long Island City, N. Y.; Newark, N. J.; New Haven, Conn.; New York, N. Y.; Orange, N. J.; Paterson, N. J.; Rochester, N. Y.; Schenectady, N. Y.; Syracuse, N. Y.; Troy, N. Y.; Utica, N. Y.; Waterbury, Conn.; Yonkers, N. Y.
See Note 1, First District.
Examinations for the following offices are held in November or December:
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Albany, N. Y.; Auburn, N. Y.; Binghamton, N. Y.; Bridgeport, Conn.; Brooklyn, N. Y.; Danbury, Conn.; East Orange, N. J.; Elizabeth, N. J.; Elmira, N. Y.; Hoboken, N. J.; Ithaca, N. Y.; Jamestown, N. Y.; Jersey City, N. J.; Kingston, N. Y.; Locksport, N. Y.; Long Island City, N. Y.; Meriden, Conn.; Montclair, N. J.; Morristown, N. J.; Mount Vernon, N. Y.; Newark, N. J.; Newburgh, N. Y.; New Haven, Conn.; New Rochelle, N. Y.; Niagara Falls, N. Y.; Orange, N. J.; Passaic, N. J.; Paterson, N. J.; Plainfield, N. J.; Poughkeepsie, N. Y.; Rochester, N. Y.; Schenectady, N. Y.; Saratoga Springs, N. Y.; Stamford, Conn.; Stapleton, N. Y.; Syracuse, N. Y.; Troy, N. Y.; Utica, N. Y.; Waterbury, N. Y.; Watertown, N. Y.; Yonkers, N. Y.
Blank forms of application may be obtained from the local secretary at the office where employment is desired, or from the Secretary of the Board of Civil Service Examiners, Custom House, New York City, and should be properly executed and filed with the secretary of the board at the Custom House in New York City between the 1st of July and the third Monday in October. Applications presented at other times will be returned to the applicants.
Examinations for the following offices are held only when eligibles are needed, and application blanks will[102] not be given out until the examinations are announced:
Albion, N. Y.; Ansonia, Conn.; Arlington, N. J.; Batavia, N. Y.; Balston Spa, N. Y.; Bath, N. Y.; Bayonne, N. J.; Bloomfield, N. J.; Brockport, N. Y.; Canandaigua, N. Y.; Canajoharie, N. Y.; Canastota, N. Y.; Carthage, N. Y.; Catskill, N. Y.; Cohoes, N. Y.; Corning, N. Y.; Cortland, N. Y.; Cooperstown, N. Y.; Cranford, N. J.; Dansville, N. Y.; Derby, Conn.; Dover, N. J.; Dunkirk, N. Y.; East Aurora, N. Y.; Englewood, N. J.; Far Rockaway, N. Y.; Fort Plain, N. Y.; Fredonia, N. Y.; Fulton, N. Y.; Glens Falls, N. Y.; Gouverneur, N. Y.; Greenwich, Conn.; Hempstead, N. Y.; Herkimer, N. Y.; Hoosick Falls, N. Y.; Hornellsville, N. Y.; Hudson, N. Y.; Ilion, N. Y.; Irvington, N. Y.; Johnstown, N. Y.; Leroy, N. Y.; Little Falls, N. Y.; Lyons, N. Y.; Lestershire, N. Y.; Liberty, N. Y.; Lockport, N. Y.; Madison, N. J.; Malone, N. Y.; Mamaroneck, N. Y.; Medina, N. Y.; Middletown, N. Y.; Mechanicsville, N. Y.; Naugatuck, Conn.; Newark, N. Y.; New Brighton, N. Y.; Newton, N. J.; No. Tonawanda, N. Y.; Norwalk, Conn.; Norwich, N. Y.; Nyack, N. Y.; Ogdensburg, N. Y.; Olean, N. Y.; Oneida, N. Y.; Oneonta, N. Y.; Ossining, N. Y.; Owego, N. Y.; Palmyra, N. Y.; Patchogue, N. Y.; Peekskill, N. Y.; Penn Yan, N. Y.; Plattsburg, N. Y.; Port Chester, N. Y.; Port Jervis,[103] N. Y.; Port Richmond, N. Y.; Potsdam, N. Y.; Rahway, N. J.; Rome, N. Y.; Rosebank, N. Y.; Rutherford, N. J.; Salamanca, N. Y.; Sandyhill, N. Y.; Saugerties, N. Y.; Seneca Falls, N. Y.; South Norwalk, Conn.; South Orange, N. J.; Summit, N. J.; Tarrytown, N. Y.; Tompkinsville, N. Y.; Tonawanda, N. Y.; Wallingford, Conn.; Waverly, N. Y.; Weehawken, N. J.; Wellsville, N. Y.; Westfield, N. J.; West Hoboken, N. J.; West New Brighton, N. Y.; White Plains, N. Y.
THIRD DISTRICT.
 
Headquarters, Philadelphia, Pa.
For the following offices the names of male eligibles will be entered on only one register, namely, the clerk or the carrier register, and male applicants for those offices must indicate in their applications whether they desire the position of clerk or carrier.
Allegheny, Pa.; Altoona, Pa.; Atlantic City, N. J.; Camden, N. J.; Chester, Pa.; Erie, Pa.; Harrisburg, Pa.; Lancaster, Pa.; Philadelphia, Pa.; Pittsburg, Pa.; Reading, Pa.; Scranton, Pa.; Trenton, Pa.; Trenton, N. J.; Wilkes-Barre, Pa..; Wilmington, Del.; York, Pa.
See Note 1, First District.
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Examinations for the following offices are held, as far as practicable, on the first Wednesday or Saturday after the 15th of November of each year:
Allegheny, Pa.; Allentown, Pa.; Altoona, Pa.; Atlantic City, N. J.; Camden, N. J.; Chester, Pa.; Easton, Pa.; Erie, Pa.; Harrisburg, Pa.; Johnstown, Pa.; Lancaster, Pa.; New Brunswick, N. J.; Philadelphia, Pa.; Pittsburg, Pa.; Reading, Pa.; Scranton, Pa.; Trenton, N. J.; Williamsport, Pa.; Wilmington, Del.; York, Pa.
Blank forms of application may be obtained at any time either from the Secretary, Third United States Civil Service District, room 2, fourth floor, Post Office Building, Philadelphia, Pa., or from the local secretary at the office where appointment is desired. The application when executed must be filed with the district secretary at Philadelphia, prior to 4.30 p. m., on the third Monday in October. Applications received after that time are filed for the next subsequent examination.
Examinations for the following offices are held only when eligibles are needed, and application blanks will not be given out until the examinations are announced:
Dover, Del.; Asbury Park, N. J.; Bridgeton, N. J.; Burlington, N. J.; Cape May, N. J.; Collingswood, N. J.; Freehold, N. J.; Gloucester City, N. J.; Haddonfield, N. J.; Lakewood, N. J.; Long Branch, N. J.; Merchantville, N. J.; Millville, N. J.; Moorestown,[105] N. J.; Ocean City, N. J.; Ocean Grove, N. J.; Perth Amboy, N. J.; Phillipsburg, N. J.; Princeton, N. J.; Red Bank, N. J.; Salem, N. J.; Somerville, N. J.; Vineland, N. J.; Washington, N. J.; Woodbury, N. J.; Ambler, Pa.; Beaver Falls, Pa.; Bellefonte, Pa.; Berwick, Pa.; Bethlehem, Pa.; Bloomsburg, Pa.; Braddock, Pa.; Bradford, Pa.; Bristol, Pa.; Butler, Pa.; Canonsburg, Pa.; Carbondale, Pa.; Carlisle, Pa.; Carnegie, Pa.; Chambersburg, Pa.; Charleroi, Pa.; Clearfield, Pa.; Coattsville, Pa.; Columbia, Pa.; Connelsville, Pa.; Conshohocken, Pa.; Corry, Pa.; Danville, Pa.; Dubois, Pa.; Franklin, Pa.; Gettysburg, Pa.; Greensburg, Pa.; Greenville, Pa.; Hanover, Pa.; Hazleton, Pa.; Homestead, Pa.; Honesdale, Pa.; Huntington, Pa.; Indiana, Pa.; Jeanette, Pa.; Kane, Pa.; Kittanning, Pa.; Lansdowne, Pa.; Latrobe, Pa.; Lebanon, Pa.; Lewisburg, Pa.; Lewiston, Pa.; Lockhaven, Pa.; McKeesport, Pa.; McKees Rocks, Pa.; Mahanoy City, Pa.; Meadville, Pa.; Media, Pa.; Milton, Pa.; Monessen, Pa.; Monongahela, Pa.; Mt. Carmel, Pa.; Nanticoke, Pa.; New Brighton, Pa.; Newcastle, Pa.; Norristown, Pa.; Oil City, Pa.; Phillipsburg, Pa.; Phoenixville, Pa.; Pittston, Pa.; Plymouth, Pa.; Pottstown, Pa.; Pottsville, Pa.; Punxsutawney, Pa.; Ridgway, Pa.; Rochester, Pa.; Sayre, Pa.; Scotdale, Pa.; Sewickley, Pa.; Shamokin, Pa.; Sharon, Pa.; Sharpsburg, Pa.; Shenandoah, Pa.; South Bethlehem, Pa.;[106] Steelton, Pa.; Sunbury, Pa.; Tarentum, Pa.; Titusville, Pa.; Towanda, Pa.; Tyrone, Pa.; union City, Pa.; uniontown, Pa.; Vandergrift, Pa.; Warren, Pa.; Washington, Pa.; Wayne, Pa.; Waynesboro, Pa.; Waynesburg, Pa.; Westchester, Pa.
See Note 2, First District.
FOURTH DISTRICT.
 
Headquarters, Washington, D. C.
At the following offices the names of male eligibles are entered on only one register, namely, the clerk or the carrier register, and male applicants must indicate in their applications whether they desire the position of clerk or carrier:
Baltimore, Md.; Norfolk, Va.; Richmond, Va.; Washington, D. C.; Wheeling, Va.
See Note 1, First District.
Examinations for the following offices are held, as far as practicable, on the first Wednesday or Saturday after the 15th of November of each year:
Asheville, N. C.; Baltimore, Md.; Charleston, W. Va.; Parkersburg, W. Va.; Raleigh, N. C.; Charlotte, N. C.; Cumberland, Md.; Greensboro, N. C.; Lynchburg, Va.; Norfolk, Va.; Roanoke, Va.; Washington,[107] D. C.; Wheeling, W. Va.; Wilmington, N. C.; Winston-Salem, N. C.
Blank forms of application may be obtained at any time either from the Secretary of the Fourth District Examining-Board, Civil Service Commission, Washington, D. C., or from the auxiliary secretary at the office where appointment is desired. Applications when executed must be filed with the secretary of the board at Washington, D. C, prior to 4.30 p. m. on the third Monday in October. Applications received after that time will be filed for the next examination.
Examinations for the following offices are held only when eligibles are needed, and application blanks will not be given out until the examinations are announced:
Alexandria, Va.; Annapolis, Md.; Bedford City, Va.; Bluefield, W. Va.; Charlottesville, Va.; Clarksburg, W. Va.; Danville, Va.; Durham, N. C.; Elizabeth City, N. C.; Fairmont, W. Va.; Fayetteville, N. C.; Frederick, Md.; Fredericksburg, Va.; Goldsboro, N. C.; Grafton, W. Va.; Hagerstown, Md.; Hampton, Va.; Harrisonburg, Va.; Highpont, N. C.; Huntington, W. Va.; Manchester, Va.; Martinsburg, W. Va.; Morgantown, W. Va.; Moundsville, W. Va.; Newbern, N. C.; Newport News, Va.; Petersburg, Va.; Portsmouth, Pa.; Salisbury, Md.; Salisbury, N. C.; Sistersville, W. Va.; Statesville, N. C.; Staunton, Va.; Westminster,[108] Md.; Winchester, Va.
See Note 2, First District.
FIFTH DISTRICT.
 
Headquarters, Atlanta, Ga.
Examinations can be taken only in the cities where employment is desired. At the following offices the names of male eligibles will be entered on only one register, namely, the clerk or the carrier register, and male applicants for those offices must indicate in their applications whether they desire the position of clerk or carrier:
Atlanta, Ga.; Augusta, Ga.; Birmingham, Ala.; Charleston, S. C.; Chattanooga, Tenn.; Knoxville, Tenn.; Memphis, Tenn.; Mobile, Ala.; Nashville, Tenn.; Savannah, Ga.
See Note 1, First District.
Examinations for the following offices are held, as far as practicable, on the first Wednesday or Saturday after the 15th of November of each year:
Atlanta, Ga.; Augusta, Ga.; Birmingham, Ala.; Charleston, S. C.; Chattanooga, Tenn.; Columbia, S. C.; Columbus, Ga.; Jackson, Miss.; Jacksonville, Fla.; Knoxville, Tenn.; Macon, Ga.; Memphis, Tenn.; Mobile, Ala.; Montgomery, Ala.; Nashville, Tenn.; Savannah, Ga.; Tampa, Fla.; Vicksburg, Miss.
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Applications may be obtained at any time either from the District Secretary at Atlanta, Ga., or from the local secretary at the office where appointment is desired. The application when executed must be filed with the District Secretary at Atlanta, Ga., prior to 4 o’clock p. m., on the third Monday in October. Applications received after that time will be filed for the next subsequent examination.
Examinations for the following offices are held only when eligibles are needed, and application blanks will not be given out until the examinations are announced:
Albany, Ga.; Americus, Ga.; Anderson, S. C.; Anniston, Ala.; Athens, Ga.; Bessemer, Ala.; Bristol, Tenn.; Brunswick, Ga.; Clarksville, Tenn.; Columbia, Tenn.; Columbus, Miss.; Cordele, Ga.; Florence, Ala.; Gadeden, Ala.; Gainesville, Fla.; Greensville, Miss.; Greenville, S. C.; Greenville, Tenn.; Harriman, Tenn.; Hattiesburg, Miss.; Huntsville, Ala.; Jackson, Tenn.; Johnson City, Tenn.; Key West, Fla.; Meridian, Miss.; Miami, Fla.; Natchez, Miss.; Ocala, Fla.; Pensacola, Fla.; Rock Hill, S. C.; Rome, Ga.; St. Augustine, Fla.; Selma, Ala.; Spartanburg, S. C.; Sumter, S. C.; Thomasville, Ga.; Tuscaloosa, Ala.; Valdosta, Ga.; Waycross, Ga.; Yazoo City, Miss.
See Note 2, First District.
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SIXTH DISTRICT.
 
Headquarters, Cincinnati, O.
At the following offices the names of male eligibles will be entered on only one register, namely, the clerk or the carrier register, and male applicants for those offices must indicate in their applications whether ............