Section 87. Prohibition against disqualification on account of age or disability


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  • A veteran or disabled veteran shall not be disqualified from  holding any position in the civil service on account of age, except  for
      positions  for  which  age  limitations  are  specifically authorized or
      prescribed by law, provided such age does not render him incompetent  to
      perform  the  duties  of  the position applied for.   A disabled veteran
      shall not be disqualified from holding any position in the civil service
      by reason of a war-incurred disability, provided  such  disability  does
      not render him incompetent to perform the duties of the position applied
      for.