Hale v. . Worstell
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, entered September 5, 1905, affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a decision of the court on trial,at Special Term. , In May, 1899, John P. Worsted was appointed a bath attendant in the borough of Manhattan, Hew York, at ah annual salary of $900, upon the certification of his name to the appointing officer as at the head of the eligible list of bath…
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Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, entered September 5, 1905, affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a decision of the court on trial,at Special Term. , In May, 1899, John P. Worsted was appointed a bath attendant in the borough of Manhattan, Hew York, at ah annual salary of $900, upon the certification of his name to the appointing officer as at the head of the eligible list of bath attendants. In July, 1900, he was transferred as a bath attendant from the borough of Manhattan to the borough of Brooklyn.…
1Opinion of the CourtChase, J.
In obedience to a very general sentiment that appointments and promotions in the civil service should be removed as far as possible from personal and political influence, New York was the first of the states to provide by Constitution that appointments and promotions in the civil service of the state and of the civil divisions thereof should be made according to merit and fitness, and so far as practicable after competitive examination.
Section 9 of article 5 of the Constitution adopted in 1894 and which went into effect January 1st, 1895, is as follows: “ Appointments and promotions in the…
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