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1920, ch. 41, sec. 10.

10. Notice of the time, place and general scope of every examination,
and of the duties, pay and experience advantageous or requisite for all
positions in the class for which the examination is to be held shall be
given by the Commissioner by publication at least once a week for at
least two successive weeks preceding the examination in a newspaper or
newspapers of general circulation in the City of Baltimore or in the
county in which the examination is to be held. Such notice shall also be
sent to the Clerk of the Superior Court of Baltimore City and to the
Clerk of the Circuit Court for each county in this State, and said Clerks
shall forthwith post the same in their respective Court Houses. Such
further notice shall be given as the Commissioner may prescribe. The
Commissioner shall, whenever necessary, provide facilities for holding
examinations in different parts of the State.

1920, ch. 41, sec. 11.

11. The Commissioner shall prepare a list of eligibles consisting of
the names of persons whose general average and whose marks on any part
of the examination exceed the minimum set by the rules of the Commis-
sioner and shall publicly post such list in his office. Eligible lists shall
continue in force for one year from the date of posting and may be ex-
tended by the Commissioner by action taken before the expiration of
such year, and entered in the minutes, provided, however, that the Com-
missioner shall have power at any time, after a public hearing and notice
as prescribed by Section 10 of this Article, to cancel the whole or any part
of any eligible list by reason of illegality or fraud in connection therewith.
A new eligible list for any class shall be combined with an existing list as
the Commissioner may by rules provide but in such case any portion of
such combined list shall be automatically cancelled one year after being
first posted unless held in force as above provided. The markings and
examination papers of each candidate shall be open to his inspection
upon application at the office of the Commissioner.

If the Commissioner receives a requisition for the appointment of a
person to a permanent position for which no eligible list exists he shall
forthwith call an examination and he may if necessary to prevent the stop-
page of public business, and not otherwise, certify a qualified person for
temporary appointment, with or without examination, and such person
shall be appointed by the appointing authority, provided, however, that
such temporary appointment shall be pending the establishment of an
eligible list only.

1920, ch. 41, sec. 12.

12. When from pressure of work an extra position must be established
for a period not exceeding ninety days, the appointing authority shall
make requisition upon the Commissioner for the appointment of an extra
employee stating the duties to be performed and the probable length of
employment. The Commissioner shall authorize the appointment of, with
or without competitive examination, a qualified person; provided, how-