National Republican., 1882-12-28

spectve offices in ench customs district where the
whole number OF said clerks ana persons shall be
altogether as many as iiliy; aud therefore, rom
time to time on The direction of the president said
secretary shall nuke the like classification or ar
rangement Of clerks aud persons so employed in
connection with any said office or offices, in any
other customs district: aud upnn like request and
for the purposes of this net SAID secretary shall ar
range in one or more of said classes or of existing
ployed under his department. in any said district
not now classified and every such arrangement
and class icaton, upou being made, shall be re-
ported tp the president
II. Within said sixty days it shall be the duty
OF the postmaster general. IN general coniormily
tn said one hundred and siXty.third section, to
separately arrange in classes the several clerks
aud persons employed, or III the public service, at
each poStufice, or under any postmaster OF the
United States, where the whole nunlcr of sud
clerks and persons shall together amount to ms
many MS fifty; and thereafter. from time to time,
on the direction of the president ii shall be The
duty OF the postmaster general to arrange IN IKE
classes the clerks and persons so employed IN the
postal service i'll connection with any other post
office: and every such arrangement aud classitica
ton upon being made shall be reported TO the
president.
III. That from time to time said secretary, the
postmaster general, anl ench of the heads OF de-
pNrtmcnts mentioned in the l6Sth section OF the
revised statutes, and caC head Uf an olice, shall,
Ui ] mp =" wv octi.oiv a'a ~ no.
wise any then existing classification or n range.
ment ol those in their respective departments aud
Offices and shall, for the purposes OF the examine
ton herein provided for, include in one Or more
of such classes, SO far us practicable, subordinate
places, clerks, and officers in the public service
pertaining to their respective departments not be-
lore classified lor examination.
SECTION VI.
That no recommendation of any person who
shall apply for office or place under the provisions
OF this act, which may be given by any senator or
member Of the house of representatives,, uXCupt US
To the character or resdence Of the applicant,
shall he received or considered by any person con-
cerned in making any examination or appoint
ment under this act
SECTION VII
No person habitually using intoxicating bever-
ages III excess shall be appointed to or retained IN
any ofiire, business, or employment to which the
provisions of this act are app icable.
SECTION VIII.
That no senator or representative, or territorial
delegate of the congress, or senator, representa-
tive, or delegate elect, or any officer empluye of
either ofs said houses ana no executive, Judicial,
military, or naval othGer OF the United States, and
no CLERK or empOye of amy department., branch,
or bureau of the executive, judicial, military or
naval service OF the United States, SHALL directly
ner concerned in soliciting or receiving, any us
sessment subscription or contribution for any po-
litcal purpose whatever, from any officer clerk,
or emplOye of the United states, or any depart
ment, branch, or bureau thereof, or from any per-
son receiyins any salary or compensation from
moneys derived from the treasury OF the United
States.
SECTION TX.
That after the expiration of six months from
the passage of this ACT no officer or clerk shall be
employed TO enter or De promoted in either OF the
sad classes now existing or that may be ar
ranged hereunder pursuant TO said rules, unll he
has passed an examination, or is shown to be
specially exempted from such examination IN
conformity herewith ..
But nothing herein contained shall be con-
strued to take from those honoraby discharged
from the military or naval service any preference
conferred by the l7jlI section of the revised
statutes, nor to take from the president any
authority not inconsistent with this act conferred
/ lNF Ninn INN GatA lNn
any officer not in the executive branch of the
government, or any person merely employed rs u
inborer or workman, be reqgiLed TO be CLASSIFIED
ATE, shall any person who has been nominated for
confirmation by the senate be required to be
classified or to pass all examination. Whenever
there are two or more members of family in the
public service in the grades covered by this act,
no other members of such family shall be eligible
to appointment to any of such grades.
SECTION Y.
That no person SHALL in any room or building
occupied in the discharge Of official duties by any
officer or employe of the United States mentioned
in this act, solicit in any manner whatever, or
receive any contribution OF money or any other
thing OF value for any political purpose whatever.
SECTION XI.
No officer or employe of the United States mem
toned i'll this act shall discharge or promote or
degrade, or i'll any manner change the official
! rank or compensation of any other officer or EN-
ploye or promise or threaten so to do, tor giving
or Withholding or negecting to make any con-
tribution OF money or other valuable thing tor
any political purpose.
SECTION XII.
No officer, clerk or other person in the service
of the United States, SHALL directly or indirectly,
give or hand over TO any other onicer, clerk or
person in the service of the United States or 10
any senator or member of the house of represen-
tntives or territorial Legislature, other pers n
| acting for such senator. member or delegate any
money or other valuable thing on account OF or
to be applied to the promotion OF any political
! object whatever.
| SECTION Kill That any person who shall be
| guilty of violating any OF the four foregoing Sec
tions shall be deemed guilty OF Il misdemeanor
and shall. on conviction thereof, be punished by
a fine not exceeding 5000, or by Imprisonment
| for term not exceeding three years. or by such
| fine and imprisonment both, in the discretion o.
| the court.