Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-12-22
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RULES or THE CIVIL SER VICE COM
MISSION.

pULEs or THE CIVIL SER VICE CON-
MISSION.
The following are the rules submitted by
the civil service commission -
No pereon shall be admitted to any po-
s;,;on in the civil service within the appoint
ment of the President or heads of departments
who is not citizen of the United States, who
shall not have furnished satisfactory evidence
in regard to character, health and age, and
who shall not have passed satisfactory ex-
animation in speaking, reading and writing
the English language.
Second.-An advisory board OF suitable
persons, to be employed by the PRESIDENT
under the 9th section Of the act OF March .,
1871, entitled san act making appropriations
for sundry civil expenses of the government
for the fiscal wear ending June 80, 1872, and
for other purposes, shall so far as practicable
group the positions in each branch OF the
civil service, according to the character Oh
the duties to be performed; and snail grace
each group from the lowest to the hlghest'
for the purpose of promotion within the group.
Admission TO the civil service shall always
be to the lowest grade of any group, and to
such positions as cannot be grouped, grad
nal admission shall be determined as pro-
vided for the lowest grade.
Third.-A vacancy occurring in the lowest
grade of any group of offices shall be filled,
after due public notice, from all the appi-
cants who shall present themselves and who
shall have furnished evidences and satisfied
the preliminary examination already men
toned, and who shall have passed public
competitive examination to test their knowl-
edge and ability and special qualifications for
the performance of the duties of the office.
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animation shall prepare, under the supervis-
ion of the advisory board, a list of the names
of the applicants in the order of their excel
lences, as proved by such examination, be-
ginning with the highest, and shall then GER
tify to the nominating or appointing power.
as the case may be, to the names standing at
the head Of such list, not exceeding three,
and from the names thus certified the appoint
ment shall be made.
Fourth.-A vacancy occurring in the grade
of group of Offices above the lowest shall be
filled by competitive examination OF the APP
plicants from other grades of that group, and
the list of names from which the appointment
is to be made shall be prepared and certified
as provided in the preceding rules, and if no
such applicants are found competent appoint
ment shall be made upon an examination OF
all the applicants, conducted in accordance
with the provision for admission to the low
est grade.
Fifth.-Applicants certified or otherwise
qualified for appointments as cashiers or col
lectors of customs, cashiers OF assistant treas
urers, cashiers of postmasters, superintend-
ents of the money order division in the post
Office, and such other custodians as may
hereafter be designated by the advisory board,
and for whose pecuniary fidelity another Off
Ger is responsible, shall nevertheless not be
appointed except with the approval of such
other officer.
Sixth. Postmaster whose annual salary
is less than 5000 may be appointed on the
written requests of applicants, with such evil
dences of character and fitness as shall be
satisfactory to the head Of the department
Seyen,h.-The appointment of all persons
entering the civil service in accordance with
these regulations, excepting persons appoint
ed by TIE President, by and with the consent
Of the Senate, and the appointments OF post
masters and persons appointed to any position
in foreign country, shall be made for pro-
stationary term of six months, during which
the conduct and capacity of such persons
shall be tested, and if at the end of such pro-
stationary term satisfactory proofs of their
fitness shall have been furnished by the board
Of examiners to the head of the department
in which they shall have been employed dur
ing the said term, they shall be re-appointed.
Eighth. President will designate three
persons in each department of the public SER
vice to serve as a board of examiners, which,
under the supervision of the advising board,
and under the regulations to be prescribed by
it, and at such times and places as it may de-
termine, shall conduct personally or by per-
son approved by the advising board, all inves-
LEGATIONS and examinations for admission into
said departments or for promotion therein.
Ninth.-Any person who, after long and
faithful service in department, shall be in
capacitated by mental or bodily infirmities for
the efficient discharge of the duties of his
position, may be appointed by the head of the
department, at his discretion, to a position OF
less responsibility in the same department.
Tenth.-Nothing in these rules shall prevent
the appointment Of aliens to positions in the
consular service, which by reason of small
compensation or of other sufficient cause are
in the judgment of the appointing power
necessarily so filed, nor the appointment of
such persons within the United States as are
indispensable to the proper discharge of du-
ties of certain positions, but who may not be
familiar with the English language or legally
capable of naturalization.
Eleventh.-No head of department nor
any subordinate officer of the government
shall, as such an officer, authorize or permit
or assist in leyying any assessment of money
for political purposes under form of yolun-
tary contributions or otherwise, upon any per-
son or employees under his control; nor shall
any such person pay any money so assessed.
Twelfth The advisory board shall at any
time recommend to the President such changes
in these rules as it may consider necessary to
secure greater efficiency of civil service.
Thirteenth. From these rules are excepted
the heads of departments, assistant seereta-
ries of departments, assistant attorney -gener-
al, first assistant postmaster general, solicitor
of the treasury, naval solicitor, solicitor: of
the internal revenue, examiner OF claims in
the State department, treasurer of the United
States, register of the Treasury, first and
second controllers OF the Treasury, judges of
the United States courts, district attorneys,
private secretary Of the President, ambassa-
doris and other public ministers, superintend-
ent OF the coast survey, director of the mint,
governors Of Territories, special commission
ers, special annual visiting and examining
boards, persons appointed to positions with
out compensation for services, despatch agents
and bearers of dispatches.