Section 9
SEC. 9. To be eligible for examination, a candidate shall have the following requirements: (1) Be a native of the Philippine Islands; (2) Be from twenty-one to forty years of age; (3) Be a person of good habits; (4) Be of sound physical constitution; (5) Not suffer from any contagious disease; (6) Have no criminal record; (7) Have not been expelled or dishonorably discharged from any civil or military employment; (8) Be able to write and read English or Spanish; and (9) Have a perfect reading and writing knowledge of the vernacular.