State ex rel. Taggart v. Addison

Citations

• 76 Kan. 699
• 92 P. 581
• 1907 Kan. LEXIS 315

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>1. Office and Officers — Veterans’ Preference Law — Constitutionality. Section 1 of chapter 374 of the Laws of 1907, known as the veterans’ preference law, is not unconstitutional.</p> <p>'2. -Appointment — Qualifications—Evidence. Under such law it is the duty of the appointing power to determine whether or not an applicant for appointment has the qualifications required, and such determination, if made fairly and in good faith, is final.</p> <p>:3. - Competency — Requirements. An applicant for appointment under such law, to be competent, must possess the qualifications which are essential to the prompt, efficient and honest performance of the duties pertaining to the office for which application is made.</p> <p>4. -Rights of Qualified Applicant. If the applicant has these qualifications he is entitled to the office.</p>