Goodrich v. O'Neill

Citations

• 85 Kan. 595
• 117 P. 1016
• 1911 Kan. LEXIS 120

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>Quo Warranto — “Soldiers’ Preference Law” — Civil Service Examination. The statute requiring certain appointments im cities operating under the commission form of government to be made from a certified list of candidates who have excelled in a civil service examination is not limited in its operation by the earlier statute requiring the appointment of an ex-soldier whenever one who is competent is an applicant for a position in the public service; as to any office covered by the later law an ex-soldier to be eligible for appointment must have taken the examination and been placed upon the certified list.</p>