The Evening critic., 1883-05-09
The CiyiI.service Rules.

The ClvllService rulee, as finally adopted
and as they Will go into effect, are substan-
tally as follows.
The first two rules forbid any ofIical TO use
his influence to coerco the political action OF
any person or body or TO interfere With any
election, and declare that no person in tho
service shall be removed or prejudlced In any
way for failure to contribute to any political
fund or TO render any political service. This
is reafilmntion OF the principles of the Civil
Service act and forms q proper starting
point for the detailed rules which follow.
The branches Of the service affected by the
act are defined In three groups "The classi-
fed service at Washington" comprising the
departments at Washington; 'The classified
Customs Service," comprising the oillces clas.
sifled under any collector, naval of1icer, sur
and 'grhe classified Postal Service comprising
the offces classified at any posto1ce, includ.
ing Washington. The customs districts, which,
oiflclals, come under the rules, are New York,
Boston, philadelphia, San Francisco
iroit and Port Huron. The postonoss
are Albany, Baltimore, Boston, Brooklyn, But.
Indianapoiia Kansas City, Louisville, Milwau.
kee, Newark, New Orleans, New York, Phil
ndelphia, pittsburg, Providence, Rochester,
provided that the open competitive examina-
lions for applicants for admission to or promo.
tlon in tho public service shall be practical,
and shall have regard, as far as may be, to the
special duties required. The general examina-
tions for admission are limited to penmanship,
copying and letter-writing arithmetic, funda-
mental rules, fractions and percentage, Inter
est, discount and elements of book keeping and
OF accounts; elements OF the English lam
guage, especially photography and the proper
construction OF sentences; and elements OF the
geography, History and Government OF the
United States. The applicant must attain at
least 65 per cent in the first three groups. of
subjects, and at least so per cent. in the last
two. The commission Is empowered to limit
the examination to the first two groups Of
subjects, in competition for places In which
lower degree OF education will sufice, or
10 hold higher grade examinations as a test
OF fitness for q special place or branch OF
lowed OF the religious or political opinions Of
applicants; but every applicant is required to
make oath TO sundry facts, among them age,
moral character, health, capacity, and quail
fcation under the clause forbidding the ap-
pointment of any person habitually using In
toNtcating beverages to excess. For the classl-
fed postal service applicants must not be un.
der 10 or over 30 years. for the classified GUS
toms service or the classified service at Was
ington they must not be under 1S or over 45
years, and no one under 81 years can be ex-
amined for a customs inspector. The maxi
mum limitations of age do not apply In tho
case of persons honorably discharged from the
army or naval service during the last war,
and otherwise qualified.
Provisions are mauo for examinations at
convenient points in the several States and
Territories, and for observing as far possi-
BILE the apportionment of appointments.
When a vacancy occurs, the three highest
names on the register OF the Commission or
Examining Board are TO be sent to the officer
having the power Of appointment, from
which he may select one-sex being dis
regarded, unless the ofllcer designates from
which EEK he desires an applicant. Original
appointments are to be for probationary
period of six months, at the end OF which time
the appointment shall be made absolute IL the
probatfoner gives satisfaction. Finally, any
violation OF these rules or OF the sections of
the civil-service act relating to political as
sessments is declared to be good cause for re-
moyal.