, 1881-08-20
THE PENDLETON BILL.

kta&Un s'-Eull Text Ut tho Proposition.
Whereas common Justice requires that. 80
far As pructfGnhlct NIL cEtlzcnB duly qualified
shnll Gu llltowcd clnl opportunities Oil grounds
Uf prlSunal lll,,ess. Tor securing appointments,
employment, an,l promotion In tho subordinate
Civil Survicu of tho United Stutes; aud whorcns
Justice to tho public likrwso requires tbnt tho
Government sha!t llnvo tho lArgcst cAnlro
ilsnung thosv sikuly To uttswur tho requirements
Of tlo public servlcr: and whereas Justice, ns
well rs uoutlotny, ccioiIcy, atld integrity III tho
public service. Will DO prualot0d by substituting
uppn nl1d uniform competitive examinations FOR
tito examinations heretofore htIu III ptrsuunuu
Vi the staiiltus y 1863 u!tl 1856. Ther.'iaru,
I,g y s'!nele;l r. t'a Sct,ate u liu';s ot Rep.
C,uysus4 Assenlbtea, YhMt thu Fresitlunt Is ati-
tl,orzo y 'icslgllnto nt,d onlploy tlsa nersous.
Of tnv sllc U,.r;y. as Civli-Serv.cu COMMISSION
era. and s tlvu commissioners shM!l constitute
the United H!atcs Ctvii.scrvlco Commission.
utliclnl place under tue untc,. statos. mud tho
othcr two stalI tIc experienced ucerstll tho
sa.s,G DepArtllotlt,a ,anl ahaii rctn Colamlsslo1l-
ers ". hunger thhn thoy ahnll rnnlaln n tno p!,-
Thu President sllny remove Rtly Commissioner
for tss,Ai cl,se. ntter allowing htla an opportu-
chArgeB aXnlAst HIN. sIich causo to lu stated In
writing III tho uror ut rutiluvMl, tvhuh snAlt b9
s1 WIN IT, , tho Secretary M of s9te: it NC ryosal
Commissioner shall f,o 10 lll.aI by tho Frgnpnt
Ns to cU1ifnrm IT, sntd conditions for tho hr1t sG-
lection OF Commissioners.
THO three commissioners required not ~ hold
Any any othsr M 1sil t!'e. shsi I'll eaca receive = % m!
Ing some other ptEl'llt oco sal caatl RECEIVE 1t
silary OF sooo yenr tn adlltiou ~ their rcspeet
Commissioners shall 10 pald lila nuccssar,' tx
t!ltcs l,leuricd In tho dischlrRa of bis uuty IL
skc !. That 1t sbull DO tho duty OF said cou,-
Mlsl'fta .
FYN-Tn devise AM, submit ta tho President
Tor hts approval nnt PRONUNCIATION. FROM t1uie
printu uutiun. fur nlHkina ihs not GirootIvo: and
tho duty ii aIi Officers II the Unitel Statcs il,
tho departments and utIiecs to WHICH my such
rules ,i.y fsIat9 70 ai, IL a!l propsr w.'ya III
StchHd-.lni. umoug othor things, aaId rulca
.litiosis nf goosl administration wifi warrs1nt, us
fIis,--For opon, competitive examination. far
tcstsnG tho cnlAe!ty OF applicants rur tho public
srryico now classified or to DO ultIss!tiel huro-
Sesoi4t-rhat nit the offices. placos, md e1n-
ciasses shali nY tlIcd by ao'cotlons froln anonv
thos9 GRADES hlghest III tho result Of such cum
1'hini-Yhat orp,unl entrance tn tho public
sorsicG Af4rssa!d SHALL bn IT tho lowest grade;
tOn hetOru any absolute appointment Or unl-
plnyInont Mturtsn!t. -. .-7.
luw1r xrnIcs to tho HIt1ur on tno tasa III n,arit
a1,tl co;,lnotitIop. ~'%'' - 'f'
Slith-Ihat III person in tho public sorvlco is
ito to INV noIItjrni fund. ar t. raniar n,1y rnf
IcaI service, ind thnt he Will nut 10 solnuvod ur
SercutH-Thit i.o I,orsou il, s@ii service has
any right to mso hi n;lioiai n,ss1ority or inii.
cllea t. coorco tho political actlon OF my person
Evlitl-Thore shal be mon. competitive oxam-
nsos x II ~ sSn9f ssss ,Ss1 nsis;S ; 4 thS S%s @
tirmI,,"' '''"' A''' w 1o""" P'''''
net!se :, shs! M BE- sysa r. waiting !
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x,,,t, sf i'm r1ft.i,n, ~ nnw s,ni, ,nras
raor ~ tn s u s ~ 11 ~, u,o H.,, m s 9au PENNY
Mission. wv e"' '''' W A't' ~ n'''" eon''
ta,ay,n M VIZ ~ @ ts1n , satu hito
at farth il e.,!';aeioa viii s r!;ies % a','i tle
Fofts y ah9 G1o H,In9ss'o, a,,t, ro,, rov,,o.
tio1s rSr. and Gayo soptroI % It. susa a csuinina.
tiuus, nt,t, through its tue,burs or tho UxiIII,-
sso 5 I'LL a Raep
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gati"ns co,,sorug lie futs .y anI % i,iay report
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