State Act
Section 96
Art. 96 – The posts of clerks of 2nd and 1st class shall be filled by competitive promotion procedure and practical test among the clerks of 3rd and 2nd class and auxiliaries of 3rd. and 2nd class, respectively, having the minimum of three years’ service in their class with good reports. §1. The competitive procedure referred to in this article shall be held every two years, or earlier, if the exigencies of service so require, at the Directorate of Civil Administration Services and that consist of: Written test of the duration of 3 hours: a. Drafting of a note, official letter, report or resolution on a given matter subject; b. Knowledge of the Code of comunidades, and with reference to duties and rights, discipline and functioning of services, of the Overseas Civil Services Statutes; c. Arithmetic and book keeping of the comunidades; Oral test of the duration of 15 minutes: Oral examination on the matters of the clauses (b) and (c). § 2. The provisions of paragraph 2 of previous article shall be applicable to these examinations.