Virginia, Maine from Massachusetts, West 3. States from the Northwest Territory (see 4. States from other territory ceded by states. Tennessee, ceded by North Carolina, Alabama, ceded by South Carolina and Geor- Mississippi, ceded by South Carolina and 5. States from the Louisiana purchase (see p. 275). Louisiana, North Dakota, Colorado, in part. 7. States from territory defined by treaty with Great Britain (see p. 275). Oregon, Washington, 8. States from other sources. Florida, from a Spanish cession, Texas, by annexation (see p. 276). Idaho. Organized. Admitted to the Union. Ratified the Constitution Dates. TABLE OF STATES AND TERRITORIES Ratio based on census of 1900 to go into effect in 1902 — 194,182. 1902, total House of Representatives 386 + Senate 90= electoral votes, 476. * By the War Department census of Nov. 10, 1899. 2. Fill promptly all the blanks in this sheet. Any omission may lead to the rejection of your papers. 3. Write all answers and exercises in ink. 4. Write your name on no other sheet but this. Place this sheet in the envelope. Write your number on the envelope and seal the same. DECLARATION. I declare upon my honour as follows: 1. My true and full name is (if female, please say whether Mrs. or Miss) 2. Since my application was made I have been living at (give all the places) 3. My post-office address in full is 4. If examined within twelve months for the civil service for any post-office, custom-house, or De-state the time, place, and partment at Washington result. 5. If you have ever been in the civil service, state where and in what position, and when you left it and the reasons therefor. 6. Are you now under enlistment in the army or navy? 7. If you have been in the military or naval service of the United States, state which, and whether you were honourably discharged, when, and for what cause. 8. Since my application no change has occurred in my health or physical capacity except the following: 9. I was born at on the 18 10. My present business or employment is day of II. I swore to my application for this examination as near as I can remember at (town or city of), on the day of All the above statements are true, to the best of my knowledge and belief. The questions are different at each examination, but the following are in subject and grade fair specimens. No other specimen questions can be furnished to applicants. The different subjects are weighted according to their relative importance in the examination. In determining the general average of a competitor, the average on each subject is multiplied by the number indicating the relative weight of the subject, and the sum of these products divided by the sum of the relative weights gives the general average. (b) CUSTOM-HOUSE SERVICE. There are three grades of general examinations for this service, namely: |