Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1919-08-15 | Page 9 | Yanks Given Civil Service Preference

YANKS YANIS GIVEN CIVIL TIL SERVICE PREFERENCE Under an opinion of or the attorney general recently rendered to the civil rhU service commission United States Stales soldiers soldiers sol sal diers sailors and marines who missed to enter cl civil l s service r ex examinations examinations ex- ex because o of their theft military or naval service mil may now bo be given cn a chance to qualify for government o emp em- em p 1 o n t. t The Thc civil cl service commission asked the attorney general for an an opinion as asto asto to whether r It would be le- le legal leal al to open for or the tho benefit of honorably discharged discharged dis dis- ls- ls char charged cd soldiers sailors and nd marines examinations which had been closed The attorney general having expressed the th opinion that such action actton Is legal logal in view cw of ot the spirit of or a a. recent act of or Con Congress which provides pro for preference prefer prefer- once ence In appointment to civil chU positions for discharged soldiers sailors and marInes marine the civil service commission slon will open only to lo honorably dischar discharged cd service ser men examinations which were pending on April 6 IH 7 the tho date of or Americas America's of or war or which were subsequently announced and for Cor which rc registers of ot now exist SIt Sixty days das from August 1 1 1919 1 will willbe be allowed soldiers sailors and marines marines ma ma- rines In which to be examined for tor po positions po- po for which examinations ha have already been held