Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-01-04
The Civil Service Bill.

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its full text as follows;
A bill to regulate and improve the civil
service Of the United States.
WHEREAS, Common justice requires
that so far as practicable all citizens.
duly qualified, shall be allowed equal
opportunities on grounds Of personal 1T
ness for securing appointment. employ
ment and promotion in the subordinate
civil service OF the United States; and
WHEREAS, Justice to the public like
wise requires the government shall have
the largest choice among those likely to
answer requirements of public service.
81 WHEREAS. justice as well as economy,
efficiency and integrity in the public
service will be promoted by substituting
open and uniform competitive examina-
tion for the examinations heretofore held
in pursuance of the, statutes of 1858.
Therefore,
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States
of America in Congress assembled, that
the President is authorized to appoint,
by and with the consent of the Senate.
three persons. not more than two of
whom shall be adherents of the same
party, as civil service commissioners, and
said three commissioners shall constitute
a United States civil service commission.
SAID commissioners shall hold no other
place under the United States. The
President may remove any commissioner
and any vacancy in the; position of COM
missioner shall be so filled by the Presi-
dent, and with the consent of the Senate.
as to conform to said conditions for the
first selection of commissioners. Thecom-
missioners shall each receive salary of
50, 500 year, and each of said commis-
sioners shall be paid his necessary trav-
cling expenses incurred in the discharge
of his duty as commissioner.
SEC. /: That it shall be the duty of
said commissioner to aid the President as
he may request in preparing suitable
rules for carrying this act into effect,
and when said rules have been promul.
gated it shall be the duty of all officers of
the United States in the departments
and Offices to which any such rules shall
relate, to aid in all proper ways in carry
ing said rules. and any notifications
thereof, into effect.
Sec. 2: Among other things the said
rules shall provide and declare as nearly
as the conditions of good administration
will warrant. First, for an open compe-
titive examination for testing the fitness
of applicants for republic service now
classified, or to be classified hereunder.
such examinations as shall be practical
in their character and so far as may be,
shall relate to those matters which will
fairly test relative capacity and fitness o.
the person examined to discharge the du
ties Of the service into which they seek
to be appointed. Second. that all offices,
places and employments so arranged as
to be arranged in classes, shall be filled
by selections according to grade from
among those graded the highest as the
result of such competitive examinations.
Third anpointments to the pubic service
aforesaid In the departments at Washing
ton shalI he anportioned among the sew
srai statas md territories and the Dis
tr;ct of Columbia mon basis Of popula-
t;on ms astortained by the last preceding
census Every application for examina.
tion shall contain among other things, a
statement under oath, setting forth his
or ber actual bonafide residence at the
time of making the application, as we'll
no how long he or she has been resi-
dant of said nIace. Fourth. that there
shall be n neriod Of probation before any
ahsolnte apnointment or employment as
aforcsa;d FIFTH that promotions shall
ha from lower Grades to higher. on a
bas;s Of merit and competition. Sixth,
That no nerson IN the public service il
for that reason under OBLIGATION to con.
tr;hnta ~ anv noliricaI fund or render
env - no,;.;cai ervice and that he will
not ha removed or other wise nre-
;nS;csd for refns;no, tn do So Sew.
eath % That no nerson in said service
has onv richt, to nse his official
a,tb o,;ty or ;nfluenca tn coerce the M.
s;t;cai cctinn of anv nerson or hodv
E;ahth there shaII he non-comnet;tiye
a,s a.ts 10 t;o,,s;n sjI nrnnar caaaa hafora
AZ cn,o ;ssian vhan cnnonotans ,sarson !
NJ not comnata After NOTICE has be,.r,
given of Inc ex;stence of 4 vacancy under
snch rnles as NAV. be prescribed by the
com com =, ,;ss;oncrs as IN the manner az oiy.
~, ,,,ot;ca ana connat;t;nn NAV nnf be
fo1nd nract;cahle, Ninth. that notice
shaii ha o;vap ;n writing Nv the annoint-
inc % nower w of said commission Of the ner-
sos EsalactaH lfor abno;ntment 4 or an NOV.
/ r,art from amorr thoaa who have heen
/ a~ar;raa.n H the nlace IL raa;dance N
snch narsnn. ~ the rejection ~ anv amor
nersops after nrohaf;on. Of transfers'
res,gnations and removals, and of the
date thareof and the record of aame shall
~ Eent ~ the said conn nnission and INV
nnmbar of necessarv - excentionsr from
/ said nina fnnaamentsl provssions "a I'M
Snjas I sha,j he set forth In connsct;,,r
w;th s,ch rs,las and the reasons therefol
ahaii li mas he statad in the annual rennrts n
tha i icon,ro;ssinn. n, \ 4. nm y :
Spc, 4. Saia onn,;ssion shall fsnb;ecI
- | rnles that NAV he made by the Presi
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