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

pete after notice has been given
of the existence of the vacancy un-
der such rules as may be preserib-
ed by the commissioners as TO the
manner Of giving notice, competi-
tion may not be found practicable.
0. That notice shall be given in
writing by the appointing power
to said commission of the persons
selected for appointment or en-
plOyment from among those who
have been examined, Of the place
of residence of such prsons, OF
the rejection of any such person
after probation, of transfers, res
ignations, and removals, and of the
date thereof, and a record Of the
same shall be kept by SAID CON-
mission.
And any necessary exceptions
from said nine fundamental pro-
visions of the rules shall be set
forth in connection with such rules,
and the reasons therefore shall be
stated in the annual reports of the
commission.
III. Said commission shall, sub
ject to the rules that may be made
by the president, make regula-
tions for and have control of such
examination, and, through its mem
bers or the examiners, it shall su-
pervise and preserve the records
of the same, and said commission
shall keep minutes of its own pro-
ceedings.
Nv. Said commission may make
investigations concerning the facts
and may report upon all matters
touching the enforcement and eff
fects of said rules and regulations
and concerning the action of any
examiner. or board of examiners
hereinafter provided for, and its
own subordinates, and those in the
public service in respect to the ex-
ecution of this act.
v. Said commission shall make
an annual report to the president
for transmission to congress, show
ing its own action, the rules and
regulations and the exceptions
thereto in force, the practical Of
fects thereof, and any suggestions
it may approve for the more effec-
tual accomplishment of the purpo-
ses of this act.
Sec. 9. That said commission Is
authorized to employ a chief ex.
aminer, a part Of whose duty it
shall be, under its direction, to act
with the examining boards, so far
as practicable, whether at Wash
ington or elsewhere, and to secure
accuracy, uniformity and justice
in all their proceedings, which
shall be at all times open to him.
The chief examiner shall be enti-
tied to receive a salary at the rate
of $4,000 % year, and he shall be
paid his necessary travelling ex-
penses incurred in the discharge
of his duty.
The commission shall have a
secretary, to be appointed by tie
president, who shall receive a sal
ary of $1,000 per annum. 1t may,
when necessary, employ stenog-
rapher and a messenger, who shall
be paid, when employed, the for
mer at the rate of $1,000 a year,
the latter at the rate of $500 a
year. The commission shall, at
Washington, and in one or more
places in each State and Territory
where examinations are to take
place, designate and select a suit
able number of persons, not less
than three, in the official service
of the United States, residing in
said State or Territory, after con-
sulting the head of the department
or Office in which such persons
serve, to be members of boards of
examiners, aud may at any time
substitute any other person in
said service living in such territory
in the place of any one so selected.
Such board of examiners shall be
so located as to make 1t reasonably
convenient and inexpensive for
applicants to attend before them ;
and where there are persons to be
examined in any State or Territory
examinations shall be held therein
at least twice in each year. 1t
shall be the duty of the collector,
postmaster and other officers OF
/ the United States, at any place
outside the District of Columbia
where examinations are directed
BY the President or by said board
to be held, to allow the reasonable
use of the public buildings for
holding such examinations, and in
all proper ways to facilitate the
same.
See. 8. That it shall be the duty
of the Secretary of the Interior
to cause suitable and convenient
rooms and accommodation to be