Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-07-03
The New CiviI.Seryice Rules.
WASHINGTON. June 20.

The New Ciyil.Seryice Rules.
WASHINGTON. June 20.
| The modified rules, ten in number, nav
| ing been approved, were promulgated TINS
afternoon. :, ;.
One of them declares that while it is
| not the purpose of the rules and regula.
tions either to restrict power OF removal
| or to extend the tenure of service, such
power will not be exercised arbitrarily,
and therefore application must not be en-.
tertained by any authority having duty OF
nomination or appointment for the re-
| mova of any person in the Civli-Seryice,
nor will any person be removed for the
| mere purpose of making place for any
| other person. The following are extracts
| from the rules:
The grouping heretofore made for the
Executive Department at Washington is
| modified by striking out the words re,
male clerks, copyists and counters at $500
a wear" These places being below the
grade of clerkships Of class one, selections
NAV be made by the appointing power at
discretion from list OF those reported
competent, being at liberty to give pre-.
| ference 10 such as may justly be regarded
as having the highest claims to public
consideration by reason of loss of support
or property occasioned by the death or dis
ability of any person in defense of the
Union in war or in other public service OF
the Government.
Applicants for appointment as cashiers
or collectors of customs, cashiers OF as
sistant treasurers, cashiers Of pOstmasters,
superintendents of money order divisions
in post-offices, and other custodians OF
large sums Of public moneys for whose
fidelity another officer has given official
bonds, may be appointed at discretion;
but this rule shall not apply to any ap-
pointment to a position grouped below
the grade of assistant teller.
In cases of defalcation or embeZzlement
of public money or other emergency call
ing for immediate action, where the pub
| lie service would be materially injured
unless the vacancy is promptly filled
without resorting to the methods of selec-
tion and appointment prescribed by the
rules and regulations, or where vacancy
happens at place remote or difficult OF
access, and the methods prescribed for
filling it cannot be applied without caus
ing delay injurious to the public service,
the appointment may be made at dlscre-
ton; but this rule shall not apply to any
place which is provided to be filled under
the rules of competitive examination.
| For the purpose of bringing examina-
| tons for the Civil Service as near to the
| residences Of those desiring to be exam.
ined as the appropriation at the command
| of the President will warrant, and for the
| further purpose Of facilitating, as far as
practicable, the making of selections for
such service equally from the several por-
tions of the Union, while at the same
time preserving the principle Of promot-
ing merit as tested by fair competition, II
is provided that the States shall be group
ed in five districts.
The President will employ or designate
a suitable person to be chief examiner
whose duty il will be, subject TO the su.
pcrvision of the Civil-Service Commits,
sion, to promote uniformity in preparing
for conducting the reporting and grading
of examinations by said boards at Wash
ington, and to prepare for, attend, super
wise, and report examinations herein pro.
vided, to be held elsewhere than at
Washington.
The district examinations shall be held
not more than twice in any one year in
same district, except in Washington
where an examination may be held in re.
spect to each department as frequently as
the head of such department chooses, sub
ject to the approval of the President, who
may direct that all persons SO examined
in Washington, wherever they may reside,
shall be entered on the record of persons
eligible for appointment equally as If ex-
amined elsewhere.
The following are the districts as ar.
ranged by the Board:
The First District embraces the States
of Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts
Vermont, Connecticut, Rhode Island and
New York; and the examinations therein
shall be held alternately at the city OF
New York and the city of Boston, but
first at the city Of New York.
The Second District embraces the States
Of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware
Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia
| West Virginia and the District of Colum
bia; and the examinations therein shall
| be held at Washington.
The Third District embraces the States
of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin
and Kentucky; and the examinations
therein shall be held alternately at Gin
cinnati and Detroit, but first at Cincin
natl.
The Fourth District embraces the States
of Illinois, Missouri, Minnesota, Iowa
Kansas, Nebraska, Nevada, California and
Oregon, and also all the Territories, ex
cept New Mexico and the Distric. of Co
lumbia; and the examination therein shall
| be held at st. Louis.
The Fifth District embraces the States
Of South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Ala
bama Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana
Texas and Tennessee, together with the
Territory of New Mexico; and the exami
nations therein shall be held alternately
at the city of Savannah and the city OF
Memphis, but first in the city of Savannah
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