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tion 175 or unless his absence is by reason of his entry into service in the military or naval forces of the United States. T h e University shall immediately upon the expiration of twenty (20) days after the beginning of the semester or term notify the appointing member of the appointee's failure to register. All nominations to unused or unexpired scholarships shall be effective as of the opening of the semester or term of the University during which they are made if they are filed with the University during the first half of the semester or term but if filed during the second half of the semester or term they shall not be effective until the opening of the next following semester or term. Provided, that when any person appointed to a scholarship pursuant t o this section fails to begin or discontinues his course of instruction because of his entry into service in the military or naval forces of the United States, leaving all or a portion of such scholarship unused, such person so appointed may upon completion of such services, use such scholarship or the unused portion thereof, regardless of whether or not the member of the General Assembly who made such appointment is still a member at the time of the completion of such person's military or naval services; provided that during such person's period of military or naval service no other person may be appointed by such member to all or any portion of such unfinished scholarship unless such appointment is accompanied either by a release of the original appointment by the appointee or if he is dead, then an affidavit to that effect by some competent person.

Approved July 23, 1943 ELMER J. SCHNACKENBERG

DWIGHT H . GREEN, Governor

Speaker, President

House of the

of

Representatives

H U G H W . CROSS

Senate

HOUSE BILL 2 3 5 A N ACT to amend Sections 10, 12, and 36a of "An Act to regulate the civil service of the State of Illinois," approved May 11, 1905, as amended. Be it enacted by the People Assembly: of the State of Illinois, represented in the General

SECTION I . Sections 10, 12, and 36a of "An Act to regulate the civil service of the State of Illinois," approved May 11, 1905, as amended, are amended to read as follows: SEC. 10. Whenever a position in the classified service is to be filled, except as provided in section 12, the head of the department or office in which such position is to be filled shall notify said commission of that fact, and the commission shall certify to the appointing officer the name and address of the candidate standing highest upon the register for the class or grade to which said position belongs, except that in case of laborers, when a choice by competition is impracticable, said commission may provide by its rules that the selection shall be made by lot from among those candidates proved fit by examination. T h e sex of the candidate shall be disregarded when the certifications are made, except when some statute, or the rules of said commission or the appointing power specifies sex. T h e appointing officer shall notify the commission of each position to be filled separately and shall fill such position by the appointment of the person certified to him by said commission therefor, which appointment shall be on probation for a period not more than six months, except as provided in section 12, to be fixed by said rules. T h e commission may strike names of candidates from the register after they have remained thereon for two years; provided, that there exist no vacancies which can be filled by certification, from said register. At any time during the period of probation the appointing officer may discharge a person so certified and shall forthwith notify the commission in writing of such discharge. If such person is not thus discharged, his appointment shall be deemed complete, except as provided in section 12.