The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1883-01-16
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direction, to act with the examining
boards, so far as practicable, whether at
Washington or elsewhere, and secure ac-.
curscy, uniformity and justice in alt
their proceedings, which shall be at alt
times open to him. The chief examiner
shall be entitled to receive salary at the
rate of $4,000 year, and he shall be
paid his necessary travelling expenses
incurred in the discharge of his duty.
The commission shall have secretary,
to be appointed by the President, who
shall receive a salary Of $1,000 per an
mum. 1t may, when necessary, employ
q stenographer and messenger, who shall
be paid, when employed, the former at
the rate of $1,000 year, and the latter
at the rate Of $500 year. The COM
mission shall meet at Washington, and
at one or more places in each State and
Territory where examinations are to
take place, designate suitable number
OF persons, not less than three, in the
official service OF the United States, re-
siding in said State OR Territory, after
consulting the head OF the department
or Office In which such persons serve, to
be members of the boards of examiners,
and may at any time substitute any other
person in said service living in such Ter.
ritory in place of any one 50 selected
Such boards of examiners shall be 80
located as to make it reasonably cove
nient and inexpensive for applicants to
attend before them and where there are
persons to be examined in any State or
Territory examinations shall be hehl
therein at least twice in each year. IT
shall be The duty OF the collector, post
master aud oiber officers of the United
States, at any place outside the District
of Columbia where examinations are d-
rected by the President or by said board
to be held, to allow q reasonable use OF
public buildings for holding such exam
inatiops, and in all proper ways facilitate
the same.
SEC 3. That it shall be the duty ot
the Secretary of the Interior to cause
suitable and convenient rooms and ac,
commodations to be assigned or orprovided
and to he furnished, heated and lighted,
at the city Of Washington, for carrying
on the work of said commission and
said examinations, and to cause the
necessary stationary and other articles
to be supplied, and necessary printing
10 he done for said commission.
Sro That any said commissioner
examiner. copyist, or messenger, or apv
person in the public service who shall
willtully and corruptly, by himself or in
CD opei alton with one or more o her per-
sons, defeat, deceive or ohsIruct any
person in respect to his or her right OF
examination according to any such rules
or negotiations. or who shall Wilfuily,
corupt!y and falsely work, grade. esti-
mate or report upon examination or
proper standing sny person examined
hereunder, or aid in so doing, or wtu
shall wilfully and corrup,ly make any
false representations concerning the
person examined, or who shall wilfully
and corruptly furnish to any person any
special or secret information for the
purpose either of improving or injuring
the prospects or chances of any person
so examined or 10 be examined, being
appointed, employed or promoted shall
tor each such offense be deemed guilty
of misdemeanor and, upon convic-
ton thereof, shall he punished by fine
of not less than 800 nor more than
81 600 or by Imprisonment not less than
ten days nor more than one year, or by
both such fine and Imprisonment.
Sec S That within sixty days after
the passage OF this act it shall be the
duty of the Secretary of the Treasury
in as near conformity as may be to the
classification of certain clerks now ex
isting under the one hundred and sixty
third section of the revised statutes.
First-To arrange IN the classes of the
several clerks and persons employed by
the collector, naval officer, surveyor, ,and
appraisers, or either of them, or being
in public at their respective Offices in
each custom district, where the whole
number OF said clerks aud persons shall
be altogether as many as fifty, and there
after from time 10 time, on direction OF
the President, said secretary shall make
the like classification or arrangement oil
clerks and persons so employed in con-
nection with any said Office or Offices in
any other customs districts. And, upon
Ike request, and for the purposes oI
this ac,. said secretary shall arrange in
one or more of said classes, or, of the
existing classes of any other clerks
agents or persons employed under bis
department in any part of said district
and not now classified; and every such
arrangement and classification upon be-
ing made shall be reported to The Presi
dent.
Second-Within said sixty days i
shall be the duty of the Postmaster
General in general conformity to th,
said 63i section, to separately arrang,
in classes the several clerks and per
sons employed, or in public service, a
each pos,ofiice, or under any postmastel
OF the United States where the Who'll,
number of said clerks and persons shal
together amount to as many as fifty
And thereafter, from time to time, OF
direction of the President it shall be th,
duty Of the Postmaster General 10 ar
range in like classes clerks and persons
so employed in the postal service il
connection with any other pos'olfice
and any such arrangement and classifi
cation upon being made shall be report
ed to The President
Third-That from time to time salt
secretary, postmaster general and eacl
of t'le heads of departments mentioned
in the 15Sth section of the revised stat
u,es, and each head of Office shall, OIL
direction of the President. and for faci
iating the execution OF this act, respect
lively revise the then existing classified
ton nr arrangement Of those IN their re
spe ective departments. and offices an
shall, for the purpose OF examinatiu
herein provided for, include one or NOR
such classes, so far as practicable, sub
ordinate places, clerks and officers in tL
public service pertaining to their re
spective departments not being class
fed for examinations.
SEC. 6. After the expiration Of 81,
months from the passage of this act, n
officer or clerk shall be appointed and n
person shall he employed or he promo
ted in either said classes now existin
or that may be arranged hereunder pu