Figueroa v. Bronstein

We hold that the action of the State Civil Service Commission establishing 32 years as the maximum age for application for appointment as correction officer is not violative of constitutional provision.

Section 6 of article V, of our State Constitution provides in part: "Appointments and promotions in the civil service of the state and all of the civil divisions thereof, including cities and *535villages, shall be made according to merit and fitness to be ascertained, as far as practicable, by examination which, as far as practicable, shall be competitive [with exceptions not here applicable]”.…