The Portland daily press., 1882-12-28

animation herein provided for include in one
or more OF such classes as far as practicable
subordinate places clerks and officers in
the public service pertaining to the respective
departments not being classified for examina-
tlon. After the expiration of six months from
the passage of the act no officer or clerk shall
1oe appointed and no person be employed to
enter or be promoted in either of said classes
now existing or that may be arranged here
under pursuant to said rules until he has
passed examination or is shown to be specially
exempted from such examination in conform
ity herewith. But nothing herein contained
snail be construed to take from those honora-
Diy discharged from the military or naval SER
vice any preference conferred by the I754th
section OF the Revised States, nor take from
tne President any authority not inconsistent
with this act by the 1753d section of said Stat
utes nor shall any not in the executive
prancn OF the government or any person
me ely employed as laborer or workman be
required to be classified hereunder nor unless
oy direction OF the Senate shall anv person
VINO has been nominated for confirmation by
tne senate be required to be classified or pass
examination.
members of family are in the public service
IN gra les OF this act no other mem bers of such
family shall be eligible to appointment to any
such grades. ~ '
SECTION VII-That no recommendation of
any person who shall apply for office or place
under the provisions of the act which NAV be
gwen Dy any Senator or member of the House
u representatives, except as to character or
lesiuence OF the applicant, shall be received or
CONSIDERED oy any person concerned in making
act. PpA-'A'on' "nuoi 'ni'
SECTION VIII-No person habitually using
Intoxicating beverages in excess shall be ap-
pointed 10 or retained in any office, business or
omPioy menu TO which the provisions of this act
SEtft0S' fX-That no SenaJor or hepreson-
fatiV4 territorial 04IaOate of COMPRESS.
Senator, HepfeseBsausssa sas .ssleas, on
any officer or employe of either of said houses.
and no executive Judicial, military or naval
officer OF the United States, and no clerk or
employee of any department, branch or bureau
OF the executive, judicial, military or naval
service of the United States shall directly or
indirectly solicit or receive, or be in any man
ner concerned in soliciting or receiving any as
sessment, subscription or contribution for any
political purpose whatever from any officer,
clerk or employe of the United States, or any
department, branch or bureau thereof, or from
any person receiving any salary or compensa-
tioE from moneys derived from the treasury of
the United States.
Section X.-That no person shall, in any
room OF building occupied in the discharge
OF of1cial duties by any person employe of
the Utited States mentioned in this act solicit
IN nysmanner whatever, or receive any con-
trlbntions for any political purpose whatever.
Section XI.-No officer or employe of the
United states mentioned in this act shall dis
charge, or promote, or degrade, or in any man.
ner change the official rank or compen saton
Or any other officer and employe, promise
or threaten SO to do, for giving or withholding,
or neglecting to make any contribution of
money lors other valuables for any political
purpose.
Section 12.-No officer. clerk or other person
in the service OF the United States shall, di-
rectly or indirectly, give or hand over
to any other officer, clerk or person
in the service of the United States or
to any Senator or any member of the House of
Representatives or Territorial delegate or any
other person acting for such Senator Mem Der
or Delegate any money or other valu able
thing on account of or to De applied to the pro-
morton of any political object whatever.
SECTION XIIl-That any person who shall
be guilty of violating any provision of the
foregoing sections shall be deemed guilty of
misdemeanor and shall on convie ion thereof
be punished BY fine not exceeding $4,000 or
by imprisonment for a term of three years OF
by such fine and Imprisonment both in
the discretion of the court