The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-01-13

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any person in respect of his or her
right of examination according to
any such rules or regulations, or
who shall wilfully, corruptly and
falsely mark, grade, estimate, or
report upon the examination or
proper standing oil any person ex-
amined hereunder or aid in so do
ing, or who shall wilfully and cor
ruptly make any false representa-
tions concerning the same, or con-
eerning the person examined, or
vino shall wilfully and corruptly
furnish to any person any special
or secret information for the pur.
pose of improving or iniuring the
prospects or chances of any per-
son so examined, or to be examin.
ed, being appointed, employed, or
promoted, shall for each such of.
fence be deemed guilty of a mis-
demeanor, and upon conviction
thereof shall be punished by a fine
of not less than 800 nor more
than $1,000, or by Imprisonment
not less than ten days, nor more
than one year, or by both such fine
and Imprisonment.
See. 8. That within sixty days
after the passage of this act it
shall be the duty of the Secretary
of the Treasury, in as near con.
formity as may be TO the classifi.
cation of certain clerks now exist
ing under the one hundred and
sixty-third section of the revised
statutes, to arrange in classes the
several clerks and persons en-
ployed by the collector, naval Off
Ger, surveyor and appraisers, or
either of them, or being in the
public service at their respective
offices in each customs district
where the whole number of said
clerks and persons shall be alto
gether as many as fifty; and there
fore, from time to time, on the d.
rection of the president, said See.
retary shall make the like classif.
cation or arrangement of clerks
and persons so employed in con.
nection with any said Office or Off.
ccs, in any other customs district ;
and upon like request, and for the
purposes Of this act, said secro-
tary shall arrange in one or more
said classes, or of existing classes,
any other clerks, agents, or per
sons employed under his depart
ment in any said district not now
classified; and every such arrange.
ment and classification upon being
made shall be reported to the pre-
sident.
Within the said sixty days ii
shall be the duty of the postmast.
er general, in general conformity
to said one hundred and sixty-third
section, to separately arrange in
classes the several clerks and per-
sons employed or in the public
service, at each postofllce, or I'M
der any postmaster of the United
States, where the whole number of
said clerks and persons shall to.
gether amount to as many as fifty
and thereafter, from time to time,
on the direction of the president,
it shall be the duty of the post
master general to arrange in like
classes the clerks and persons so
employed in the postal service in
connection with any other post
Office; and every such arrange
ment and classification, upon being
made, shall be reported to the
president.
That from time to time, said sec
retary, the postmaster general, and
each Of the heads of departments
mentioned in the 15Sth section of
the revised statutes, and each head
of an office, shall, on the direction
of the president, and for facilita-
ting the execution of this act, re.
spectfully revise any then existing
classification or arrangement of
those in their respective depart
ments and offices, and shall, for
the purposes of the examination
herein provided for, include in one
or more of such classes, so far as
practicable, subordinate places,
clerks and officers in the public
service pertaining to their respcc-
tive departments not before class
flied for examination.
Sec. 6. That no recommends
ton of any person who shall apply
for Office or place under the pro
visions of this act. which may be
given by any senator or member
of the house of representatives,
except as to the character or resi-.
dence of the applicant, shall be re.
ceived or considered by any person
concerned in making any examina
tion or appointment under this
act.