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tions positions to be filled by unskilled manual laborers, in-
cluding positions for road patrolmen under the State Roads
Commission, and may, if he sees fit, provide in lieu of said
competitive examinations such system or systems of registra-
tion for said laborers or otherwise as in its judgment will best
provide for such positions; and provided further as to all
positions that the Commissioner may by his rules give prefer-
ence in competition for higher classes of positions to classified
service or to classified service employees of a certain class or
classes by giving credit for experience and demonstrated effi-
ciency (not to exceed twenty per centum of all marks) in deter-
mining the relative fitness for promotion of such employees.
Honorably discharged soldiers, sailors and marines engaged in
the service of the United States during the years 1917 and
1918, who were citizens of this State at the time of their entry
into such service, shall be given due credit for such service in
the experience markings of examinations in which they may
compete, as fixed by the rules of the Commissioner.

Promotion is a change from one class to another class with
a higher maximum compensation, and vacancies shall be filled
by promotion as far as is consistent with the best interests of
the classified service, in the judgment of the Commissioner.

The Commissioner shall control all examinations and may
designate as special examiners, any officers or employees of
this State or any other person not in the service of this State
to conduct and hold such examinations as the Commissioner
may direct and to make return and report thereof to him.
The Commissioner shall have power to review the findings in
all such reports, and may order new examinations if he deems
such action desirable. The Commissioner may at any time
substitute any other person in the place of any person so
designated and may himself conduct such examinations with-
out designating special examiners.

10. Notice of the time, place and general scope of every
examination, and of the duties, pay and experience advan-
tageous 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 news-
papers of general circulation in the City of Baltimore or in
the county in which the examination is to be held. Such no-