Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-01-11
CIYIL-SERVICE REFORM.

sessments Forbidden.
| The Following are the provisions of the
| Civil-Service Reform bill as finally passed by
| the United States Senate: The bill is entitled
"A Bill to Regulate and Improve the CIvir
| Service of the United States"
1t provides for the appointment by the
| President of three persons, not more than TWO
| of whom shall be of the same party, as civil
the United states Civii.SerV ice Commission.
| Power is given the President to remove any
| Commissioner and fill any vacancy. by and vito
| the consent of the Senate. The salary or salo
Commissioners is fixed at So, 500 each, per year,
| and all necessary travelling expenses.
Sect. on prescribes the duties of said COM
dent in preparing suitable rules for carrying
this act into effect; and when said rules shall
have been promulgated, it shall be thu duty OF
all ohcers OF the United States in departments
and offices 10 which any such rules may relate
to aid in all proper ways III carry
| thereof into effect. Said rules shall
provide for open, competitive examination
Tor testing the fitness OF applicants for public
service: such examinations snail be practical
i'll their character and, SO tar as may be, Shall
relate to those matters which will fairly test
the relative capac ty and fitness OF persons
examined to discharge the duties OF that serv-
ice into which raey seek to be appointed.
1t further provides that there shall be period
of probation before any absolute appointment,
and also forthe promotion from lower 10 higher
grades upon the basis a OF merit ana ata com
service are thereby under no obligation TO
contribute to an y political fund or perform
any political service, and that he shall not be
removed or otherwise prejudiced for refusing
to do SO. ForbidS the use of Official author
ity to influence or coerce the political acton
1t also provides for non-competitive -.
animation in cases where competent persons
Competition may not be found practIcable.
Also provides for the notification to the
Commission by the appointing power OF those
selected tor employment among those examn.
ed; of the place of residence of such persons: OF
the rejection of any such persons after pr oba-
ton; of transfers, designations and removals.
and of the date thereof, and a record OF
comm sssns Sn said 0e comassion shall
President; snake regulations for and have
control of Such examinations: and through its
preserve the records of the same; and shall
keep the minutes of its own proceedings;
make annual reports to the President, Tor
transmission to Congress-. showing ITS own &C
ton, rules and regulations and exceptions
thereto in force, the practical effects thereof,
and any suggestions it may approve.
Section provides, for the employment Of
Il Chief Examiner who shall receiEea salary OF
5000 per year, and Secretary at salary or
stenographer and messenger. The Commits
sion shall meet at Washington and in one or
examinations are to take place, designate and
select suitable number of persons, not less
than three in the official service of the United
SGates, residing in said State or Territory,
after consulting SAID department., or office. in
which such persons serve, to be the members OF
Boards OF Examiners, and may at any time. sub
stitute any other persons in said service. living
in such territory. i'll place OF any one SO
selected. Such Board of Examiners shall
be SO located as to make it reasonably conven-
lent and inexpensive for applicants to attend
before them aud whore there are persons to
nations shall be held therein at least twice in
each year. The use of any room in any public
building is allowed the Commission or such
Boards of Examiners by the provision OF this
section
Section directs the Secretary of the In
terror to provide suitable rooms in Washing
ton for headquarters, and to supply the neces-
say stationery and printing for the Commits
sion.
Examiner, copyist, or messenger, or any per-
son in public service who shall wilfuiiy and
corruptly deceive, or obstruct any person in
respect to his or her right of examination, or
who shall wilfully. corruptly and falsely
mark, grade, estimate, or report upon the ex-
animation or proper standing Of any person,
who shall wilfully and corruptly make any
false representations concerning the same. or
concerning the pers exam ned, Or who shall
wilfully and corruptly furnish to any person
any special or secret information for the pur-
pose of either improving or injuring the pros
poets or chances of any person so examined
being appointed, employed, or promoted, shall
for each such Otense be deemed guilty of
misdemeanor. ana upon CONVICTION thereof
500 nor more than Sl,00J or by imprisonment
not less than ten days nor more than one year,
or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Section directs the Seer etary OF the Treas
ury within sixty days after t! passage of the
bill to classify all officers in the employment
of the Treasury Department. and report the
same to the President and instruct the Post
master-General and tn heads of all other de
partments to make similar classifcations ana
reports.
Section provides that after the expiration
of six months from the passage of this act, no
officer or clerk shalt be appointed and no per-
son shall be employed to enter or be promoted
in eli her of said classes now existing or that
may be arranged hereunder pursuant to said
shown to be specially exemp.e from such ex-
animation in conformity b .rewith: but moth
ing contained in said act shall be construed to
take from those hOnOrably discharged from
the military or naval service any prefer nee
conferred by the l,154th section of the Revised
Statutes nor take from the President any au-
thOrity not inconsistent with this act conferred
by the 1.153d section of said s.atutes. Nor
shall any officer not in the executive branch
of the Government, or any person merely en-
ployed rs a laEorer or workman. be required to
be classified hereunder; nor, unless by direc-
been nominated for confirmation by the Sen.
ate be required to be classified or pass exami-
nation.
Section provides TINT not more than ono
member of family shall be eligible to appoint
Section s provides that no denomination
of Senators or Representatives. except rs to
character and resid ancc, shall be considered
in making examinat OnS or appointments
Section provides that no person hahitua.
ly using intoxicating beverages in excess
shall be appointed to or retained in any office,
ions of this act are applicable:
Section 10 provides thft no Senator or Rep
resentative nor any emrloye of either house.
and no executive. judicial. military naval
officer of the United States, and no clerl. q |
employe Of any department, branch or bureau
of the executive. judicial, or military, naval
service of the United States, shall. directly or |
indirectly, solicit or receive, or be in any mer-
ner concerned in soliciting re ewing any
assessment, subscription or contribution fN-
any political purpose whatever from AIRY |
officer, clerk or empioye of the United States, |
or sny department, branch or bureau thereof
from any person receiving any salary or |
compensation from moneys derived from the |
Treasury of the United States.
Section ii provides that no officer or en-
ployes of the United States shall discharge or |
promote or degrade, or in any manner change |
the official rank or compensation of any other /
officer or employee, or promise or threaten so |
to do, for giving withholding negecting |
to make any contribution of money or other |
valuable thing for any political purpose.
Section II prohibits the giving of presents |
to Senators and Representatives to promote |
political objects.
Section Is provides that anv person VINO |
shall be found guilty of violating any provis- |
ion Of the four foregoing sections shall be |
deemed guilty of a msdameanor and shall on |
conviction thereof, he punished by fine not |
exceeding five thousand dollars. or by i'm |
prisonment for term not exceeding three |