Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-12-31
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also keep minutes and make full asd hue
record Of the examination in each eaee. Al
all member Of such boards a exsaiu.o6pu
shall. before proceeding to TIE disshares q
their duties - herein provided. swear q q.
firm that that they will conduct sll ezauains.
tions with impar,iality. and With sole view
to the qualifications Of the person or pesseos
to be examined. and that they will not divalGs
the vote Of aav member spon the exanko-
tion OF any officer who may appear befass
them. ~
Sec. 2. ASd be Il further enacted, That
such boards Of examination shall BE- convened
under the direction Of the Secretary Of Wu,
by the quartsrmaster- general, the commissa-
ry-general of subsistence, and the paylnastsr-
general, at convenient places; and general
rules of examination and standard Of quail
ifications shall be prescribed by said officers,
subject to the approval Of the Secretary of
War. and shall be published in general or
ders. , {..fe .4i- -.a., r..,. -. -, .i,;r
Sec. 3. And Be it further enacted. That
after such general orders shall have been pub
lished for sixty days, if any officer who shall
then be ordered before board of examiners,
under the provisions Of this act. shall fsil &c
thirty days. after receiving such special o..
der, to report himself as directed. all bis pay
and allowances shall cease and BE- forfeited
until he does appear and report for examina-
tion; and ifhe shall stiA thereafter fail for .
further period Of thirty days SO to appear. hs
shall thersupon be dropped from the Iolls of
the army: P'Ovided, howerer.. That if suck
failure to appear and report shall have been
occasioned by wounds or sickness, or other
physical disability, then there shall be no
forfeiture of pay until thirty days after such
days after the disability is removed the officer
shall not report himself, he shall then be
dropped from the rolls as in other cases.
Sec. 4. Asd be tt fIrtAev enacted, That
it the board OF examination shall report that
any Office does not possess the requisite busi-
ness qualifications, they shall forward the
record Of the examination Of such officer 70
the head Of the bureau TO which he may be-
long, and il the head of such bureau shall ip-
prove the finding and report of the board. he
shall forward the same through the Secretary
Of War to the President of the United States.
and ifths President shall confirm the came.
the officer so failing in his examination shall
if commissioned, be dismissed from he service
with ons months pay. and il not yst commis-
stoned, his appointment shall be revoked.
And ifthe board shall report that any fails to
pass satisfactory examination by reason of
intemperance, gambling, or other immortality.
and the boad Of the bureau shall approve
tho finding and report of the board, and the
same being communicated. as befere provided,
to the President and confirmed by him, then
such officer shall be dismissed from the ser.
vice without pay, and shall not be permitted
to re-enter the service az an officer: Ps6sSs
dcd. That such dismissal shall not 1alisvo
him from liability under existins laws f9 any
offence hs may have committed. III H.
Sec. s. And BE 1t .fsrther enaasd, That
the boards Of examination shall forward III
their records Of examination 70 che heads ii
the bureaus to which they appsstaiu. and
such records shall be fled IN the proper bu-
rcau with Z suitable index aud my o(aeer
who may desire il shall b entitled b EeositS
. copy Of the record u his own eaas npa2
paying Tho cast Of copying tho same. en- ads
Approved. June Is, 1864. t.,. ...,.,s.s