Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1867-05-04
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LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
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An Ac, regulating the the tenure Of GER
tain civil officers.
Re it enacted BY tie Senate and House
If Representatives Of he Cnoed States ct
america IL Congress assembled. That
every person holding any evil office to
which he has been appointed and with
the advice and consent of the Senate. and
every person who shall hereafter be appoint
cd to any such office, and shall become duly
qualified to act therein, is, and shall be
entitled to hold such office until successor
shall have been in like manner appointed
and duly qualified, except as herein other
wise provided: prorided, That the Secrcta-
ries Of State, Of the Treasury, Of War, of
the Navy, and Of the Interior, the Post
master General, and the Attorney shall
held the offices respectively for aud dur
ing the term of the President hy whom
they may have been appointed and for one
mon thereafter, subject to removal by
and with the advice and consent Of the
Senate.
Sec. 2. And be 1t /xrtAcr enacted That
when any officer appointed as aforesaid,
excepting judges Of the Unit d Stat s
cour 8, shall, during recess of the
Senate. be shown by evidence satisfactory
TO the President, to be guilty of miscon-
duct in Office, or crime, or for reason shall
become incapable or legally disqualified 10
perform its duties, in such case, and in no
other, the President may suspend such Of
fcer and designate some suitable person to
perform temporarily the duties of such
Office until the next meeting of the Senate,
and until the case shall DO acted upon by
The Senate, and such person so designated
shall take the oaths and give the bonds
required by law to be taken ard given by
the person duly appointed to fill such Of
fee; and in such case it shall be the du-
ty Of the President, within twenty days
after the first day Of such next meeting of
the Senate, to report to the Senate such
suspension, with the evidence and reason
for his action in the case and the name of
the person so designated to perform the
duties Of such Office. And if the Senate
shall concur in such suspension and advice
and consent to the removal of such officer.
they shall so certify to the President, who
may thereupon remove such officer, and,
by and with the advice aud consent Of
the Senate, appoint another person to such
office. But it the Senate shall refuse to
concur in such suspension, such officer so
suspended shall forthwith resume the func-
tions Of bis Office. and the powers Of the
pcrssn 90 performing its duties in his stead
shall cease. and the official salary and en-
oluments Of such Office shall. during such
suspension. belong to t.e person 50 per-
forming the duties thereof, and NOT 10 the
officer 20 suspended: prorided Ao~erer,
That the President, in case he shall be-
come satis6ed that sueh Suspension vas
made On insafkc~uf grounds. shall be su-
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