Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1882-12-30

held in pursuance OF the statutes ol
1858 and 1856.
Therefore be 1t enacted by the senate
and house Of representatives OF the
United States OF America I'm congress,
assembled, that the president Is author.
lied to appoint, by and with the
consent of the senate, three per.
sons, not more than two of whom shall
be adherents of the same party, as civil
service commissioners, and said three
commissioner shall Constitute the
United States civil service commission.
Said commissioners shall hold no
other place under the United States.
The president may remove any com-
missioner, and any vacancy In the posi-
tfon OF commissioner shall be SO filled
by the president, by aud with the con-
sent OF the senate, as to conform to said
conditions for the first selection.
| The commissioners shall each receive
salary of So 500 a year. and each OF
said commissioners shall be paid his
necessary travelling expenses, incurred
In the discharge Of his duty as commits
| siOner.
Section /. That it shall be the duty of
said commissioners to aid the president
ss he may request in preparing suitable
rules ior Carrying this act into effect,
and when said rules shall have been
promulgated it shall be the duty of all
officers OF the United States, in the de.
partments and Offices to which any such
rules shall relate, to aid In all proper
ways In carrying said rules, and any
notifications thereof, into effect.
Sec. 2. And. among other things,
said rules shall provide and declare as
nearly as the conditions OF good admin.
istration will warrant, ae5 f-es ego
First-For open competitive examina.
tions for testing the fitness of appli.
csnts for the public service now classi.
ned Hereunder. Such examinations
shall be practical in their character, and
so far as may be. shall relate to those
matters which will fairly test The rela.
tive capacity and fitness OF the persons
examined te discharge the duties of
that service into which they seek to be
appointed.
Second-That all offices. places and
employ ments, so arranged or to be ar.
ranged in classes shall be filed by se-
iections, according to grade, from
among those graded highest az the re
| - SoSAA Ia.
ThirG-Appo: ntmsn.s to the public
service aforesaid in he depar meuts at
Washington shall ce apport.on.d
among tie several states and territories
and 'he Distric. o; Columbia upon =
basis of population, as ascertaaed 1T
the last preceding census. Evyry ap-
pllcat'on for ex~ miDatiUn shal, contain.
among other things, q 8 stemens under
oath setting forth his ,r her actual ma
tide residence at the time OF M king the
application, as we'll as huw long b or
she has been resident of said ace.
Fourth-That there shall be period
OF probation befnre any ,bsolate ap.
poi 'smrnt or employment aforesaid.
Flith-That promotions snail be from
lower grades to the higher on the basis
oi merit and competition.
Sixth-That no person in the public
service is tor that reason under any OBJ
legation to contribute to any political
fund or render any political service, and
that he will not be removed or other.
wise preiudlced for refusing to do so.
Seventh-~rhat no person in said ser.
vice has any right to use his official
authority or influence to coerce the
political action OF any person or body.
Eighth-There shall be non competl.
tive examinations In all proper cases
before the commission when competent
persons do not compete after notice has
been given of the existence of vacancy
under such rules as may be prescribed
by the commissioners as to the manner
OF giving nesice and competition may
not be found practicable.
Ninth-That notice shall be given in
writing by the appointing power to said
commission OF persons selected tor an.
polntment or employment from among
those who have been examined: of the
place OF residence of such persons; of
the rejection OF such persons alter pro-
baton; OF transfers, designations and
removals, and OF the date thereof; and
records OF the same shall be Kept BY
SAID commission, and no necessary ex-
Captions from said nine fundamental
provisions OF rules shall be set forth in
connection with such rules, and the
reasons therefor shall be stated lr the
annual reports of the commission.
Sec. 3. Said commission shall be
subject to the rules that may be made
by the president, make regulations and
have control OF such examinations, and
through its members or examiners II
shall supervise aud prescribe the rec
ords OF the same, aud said commission
shall keep minutes of its own proceed
ings. Said commission may make ill.,
vestigatiOns concerning the facts, and
may report ell matters touching the en-.
forcement and effects oil said rules and
regulations. and concerning the action
OF any examiner or board OF examiners
hereinafter provided, for its own subor.
dinates and those in the public service
III respect to the execution of this act.
Sec. /. Said commission shall make
an annual report to tue president, tor
transmission to congress. showing its
own action, ru es and regulations and
exceptions thereto In force, he practical
effects thereof, and any suggestions 1t
may approve Tor the more etfectual &C.
cnmpllshment OF the purposes OF this
act.
Sec. That said commission is au
thorized TO employ ohiet examiner
apart, whose duty it shall be, under It's
direction, to act with the examining
boards, so tar as practicable. whether
at Washington or elsewhere, and se-
cure accuracy. uniformity and jus ice
in all their proceedings, which shall be
at all lines open to him.
The chief examiner shall receive a
salary at tue rate OF s. 900 q year, and
he shall be paid his necessary rrave ing
expenses incurred In the d!sch .rge Of
his duties.
The commission shall have eecreta.
ry. 10 be appointed by the president,
who shall receive salary OF 81 600 per
annun. 1t may, when necessary. EN-.
ploy stenographer and messenger,
who shall be paid when employed, the
former at the rate of 81, 600 year and
the lat or at the rate OF $500 year.
The commission sail at Washington,
and In one or more places In each state
and territory where examinations are to
take place. designate and select b suita-
BILE number OF persons, not less t,.an
hree, in the official service of the
United States, residing in said United
States or territory, after consulting the
head department or Office in which such !
persons serve. to be members of the
t cards OF examiners, and may at any
time substitute any other person in said
service living in such territory In the
place OF any one 80 selected. Such
boards of examiners shall b. so ]oca; ed
as to make it reasonable, convenient
and inexpensive for applicants to attend
before them, and, where there are per-