The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-01-12

sonably convenient and inexpensive
for applicants TO attend before them
and where there are persons to he ex-
amined In any State or Territory,
examinations shall I've held therein ut
least twice I'm each year.
1t shall be the duty of the collector,
postmaster and other officers of the
United States ut any place outside of
the District oil Columbia where
examinations are directed by the
President or by said board to be held,
to allow the reasonable use of public
buildings for holding such eyamina-
ton, and in all proper ways to facili.
tate the same.
SEC. 3.--That it shall be the duty
of the secretary of the interior u
cause suitable and convenient rooms
and accommodations to he assigned
or provided, and to be furnished,
heated and lighted, at the city Of
Washington, for carrying OH the work
of said commission and said eXamina-
tons, and to cause the necessary sta.
tionery and other articles to DC sup.
piled, and the necessary printing to
be done for said commission.
SEC. 4.-That any of said commits
siOner, examiner, cOpyist OF messen.
ger, or any person i'm the public ser
vice, who shall willfully and corrupt
ly, by himself or in cooperation with
one or more other persons, defeat,
deceive or 0bstrnct any person in re-
spect of his Or her right of examine.
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regulations, or who shall wilfully,
corruptly and falsely mark, grade,
estimate OF report upon the eXamina
ton or proper standing of any person
examined hereunder, or aid in So
doing, or who shall willfully and cor
ruptly make any false representations
concerning the same or concerning
the person examined, or who shall
willfully and corruptly furnish to
any person any special or secret in
formation for the purpose of either
improving or injuring the prospects
or chances of amy person SD examined,
being appointed, employed or prom.
oted, shall for each such oifense be
deemed guilty OF Il miSdemeanOr, and
upOn conviction thereof, shall be
punished by liae of not less than
500 or more than $1,000. or by i'm
prsopment not less than 10 days Or
more than one year, or by both fine
and Imprisonment.
SEC. 5.-That within 80 days after
the passage of this act it shall he the
duty OF the secretary of the treasury,
i'm as near conformity rs may no the
classification of certain clerks now
existing under the 1854 section of the
Revised Statutes, to arrange in classes
the several clerks and persons en-
plOyed 10y the collector, naval officer,
surveyor and appraiser, or either of
them, or being in the public service.
ut their respective offices in each Gus.
tom district where the whole mum.
Der of said clerks and persons shall
be altogether rs many as 80. And
thereafter, from time to time, on the
direction of the President, and secre-
tary shall make the like classification
or arrangement of clerks and persons
so employed, in connection with any
said office or offices, in any other Gus.
tom district. Aud. upon like request,
and for the purposes of this act, said
secretary shall arrange in one or more
of said classes, or of existing classes,
any other clerks, agents or persons
employed under his department. in
any said district now classified: and
every such arrangement and classiii-
cation upon being made shall be re.
ported to the President.
(2) Within said 90 days it shall he
the duty of the postmaster-general, in
general conformity tO said 1881 sec.
| ton, To separately arrange in classes
the several clerks and persons EN-.
ployed in the public service, ut each
postoflice, or under any postmaster of
the United States, where the whole
number of said clerks and persons
so. And thereafter, from time to
time, on the direction of the Presi-
dent, it shall be the duty of the post.
master general to arrange in like
classes the clerks and persons so EN-.
plOyed in the postal service in con.
nection with any other postOtlice; and
every such arrangement and classiti.
cation upon being made shall be re-.
ported To the President.
(8.) That from time to time said
secretary, the postmaster general and
each of the heads of departments
mentioned in the l5Sth section of the
Revised Statutes, and each head of an
Office shall, OH the direction of the
President. and for facilitating the exc.
cutiOn Of this act, respectively revise
any then existing classification or ar
rangement of those in their reSpec.
tive departments and offices. and
shall, for the purposes of the eXamin-
alton herein provided for, include i'm
one OF more of such classes. so far as
practicable, subordinate places, clerks
and officers IN the public service per.
tanning to their respective depart
ments not being classified for exam.
nation.
SEC. THAT after the expiration
of six months from the passage of
this act no officer or clerk shall he ap.
pointed, and no person shall be EN-.
ployed to enter or be promoted i'm
either of the said classes now existing,
or that may be arranged hereunder.
pursuant to said rules, until he has
passed an examination, or is shown to
be specially exempted from such ex-
animation in conformity herewith
But nothing herein contained shall be
construed to take from those honor
ably discharged from the military or
naval service any preference con-
ferred by the 1154th section of the
Revised Statutes. nor to take from
the President any authority not in.
consistent with this act conferred by
the l753d section of said statutes; nor
shall any officer not in the executive
branch of the government, nor any
person employed merely as laborer
or workman, be required to he CLASH
fled hereunder, nor. unless by direc.
ton of the Senate, shall any person
who has been nominated for confirm
alton by the Senate be required to be
classified or to pass an examination.
SEQ. 8.-Whenever there are two
or more members of a family in the
public service in the grades covered
by this act, no other members of such
family shall he eligible to appoint.
ment to any such grades.
SEC. 9.---That no Recommendation
of any person who shall apply for Of
fee or place under the provisions of
the act, which may he given by any
senator or member of the House of
Representatives., except us to the
character or residence Of the appli.
cant, shall be received or considered
by any person concerned in making
any examination or appointment un.
der this act.
SEC. 10. No person habitually u.s.
ing intoxicating beverages in excess
snail be appointed to or retained in