The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-01-04

proper standing of any person * line.
: hereunder, or aid in Sc doing, 81. nlaki
any false representations canref.,irlss liz
same or concerning tae IseFsnsl exRIss
ined; ar who shall Nliifuliy and csr
ruptiy furnish 70 any special or srefe
inflammation for tue purpose Of ellhSl
improving or isI1Ting the prospects 3.
: ehancts at any person 50 exam ifsetl fC
be deemed guilty of a nisdeGeanor
j and upon conviction thereof shall be
PUNISHED By line aai less than $fOC
nor more than 81 600, er by lsnpTisoa.
meut not less than ten days. 81 s,y both
fine and imprisonment
Section g. That within % DAYS alter
the passage of this act IL shall be the
. duly Of the secretary of The treasury in
as near conformity as may be 10 the
classification of certain clerks now ex-
lsting under the 1864 section OF tie re-
yised statutes.
First. To arrange in classes The sever-
al clerks and persons employed by tht.
collector, naval officer, surveyor aud APP
praisers or either of them, or belng III
/ the public service. at their respective
offices in each custom district, where
the whole number of said clerks aad
! persons be altogether as many rs fifty,
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on direction of the pres ident. said
tsecreiary shall make the like classi-
fcaiion or arrangement of clerks
aHd persons so employed la cosi-
nection with.any of said Office or offices
in any other custom district; and npoA
| ike request, aud for the purpose OF
this act, said secretary shall arrauga in
one or inare Of said classes. or OF exist
ing classes, any other clerks, agents or
persons employed under his department
in any pant of said district and not now
classified; aud every such arrangement
and classification, upon hAlHg made
shall be reported TO the president.
3 Within the next sixty days il shall
be the duty of the postmaster general in
! general conformity to said 163d section
to separately arrange in classes The sew
eral clerks and persons employed or in
the public service at each postGilice or
under any postmaster Of the United
states where the whole number of said
| clerks OF persons shall together amount
to as many as fifty, and thereafter from
time tollme. on the direction Of the pres.
ldent, II shall be the duty of the post
mas.eT general TO arrange in like classes
| clerks aud persons so employed in the
| postal service Ia connection with any
! other postoil1ce, and every such arrange.
ment and classification upon being male
shall be reported TO the president
3. That from time To time said secfe-
taTy, postmaster general and each of the
heads of departments mentioned in the
losth section of the revised statues and
each head Of office shall, on direction of
the president, and for facilitating the
| execution OF this act, respectively re-
wise any then existing Classification or
arrangement of those in their Fespec-
| tive departments and Offices, and shall
Tor the examination herein provided for
include in one or more such classes, sn
Tar as practicable, subordinate places,
clerks, and officers IN public service
pertaining to their respective depart
ments not being classified for examina-
ton.
Sec. 8. After The expiration II six
months from the passage of this Il, NO
| officer or clerk shall be appreciated and
| no person shall enter or be promoted in
either of said classes cow existing OF
that may be arranged hcreunder, pursuant
! 10 said rules, Until he has passed an cx
animation or Is shown to be especially
exempted from such examination 10 con
| formitY herewith. But netting herein
contained shall be conslrps led ~ take
! from those hQnor9biy discharged iroi,i
the military and naval service any prr-
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! of revised statutes; nor take from the
| president any authority not consistent
with this act conferred by TIE l,sJ3d
| section of said statutes. Nor shall any
officer not in the executive branch of the
| government. or any person employed as
| a laborer or workman, lie required TO bc
classified hereafter. Nor, unless by ii-
rection of the senate, shali any iaFs3n
who has been nominated fuT c2nGrma.
ton by the senate, be required 10 b,
classified or pass an examination.
Sec, 10. Whenever there are tao or
more. members of Al family in the public
service IN the grades covered b This ACT.
nontiieg nletaheTs Of such family shall.
pc eligible 30 app9sntmenj &, any such
essdes
Secs That no recondn. Iaati;,n oil
any person who shall aprly for office OF
place uEder the provisions of the act
which may be given by any senator or
member OF the house OF representatives
except as 10 the character or residence
of the applicant, shall be received or
considered by any persons concerned in
making any examinations, os appoint
ment under this act.
See. II. No person habitaally using
intoxicating beverages in excess shall be
appointed 10 or retained in any office,
business or employment Ia which.
the provisions of this act arc applicable
Sec. -. That no senator or Tepresen-
tatiTe or territory delegate 10 congress,
or senator, representative or delegate
| elect, or any officer or cmploye Of either
Of SAID houses. and no executive. judic-
ial, military or naval officer Of The Cn-
tied States. and no clerk or cmpioye of
any department, branch or bureau Of
the executive, judicial or military or
naval service OF the United States. Shall
directly or Indirectly, solicit or receive
or be in any manner concerned in solic-
ting or receiving any assessment, sub
scription or contribution for any politi-
cal purpose whatever from any officer,
clerk or employe of the United States, or
i-any department, branch or bureau there
OF, or from any person receiving any SAL
AIRY or compensation from moneys deriv
ed from the treasury of the United
States.
Sec. Il. That no person shall in any
room or building occupied In The dis
charge of official duties by any person or
employee OF the United States, mentioned
in this act. solicit in any manner what
ever. or receive any contribution OF
money or any other thing of value for
any political purpose whatever
Sec. Ii. No officer or elDploye of the
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shall discharge or promote, OF DEGRADE,
or in any manner change the official
rank or compensation of any other Off
Ger or employe, or promise or threaten
so to do, for giving or Withholding or
negiecting to make any contribution If
money or any other valuable thing for
any political purpose.
:. Sec. TO- No officer, clerk Or Other per
son in the service of the United States
shall, directly Gr indirectly, give or hand
ever To- any other officer, clerk or persoa
IN the service of the United st tics, or 10
any senator or member al the hoase OF
representatives, or territorial delegate,
or other person acting for such senator,
member or deiegsta, any money OF other
valuable thing on accouBt and to he
applied To the promotion of aay political
Object whatever
Sec. IL. That any person who shall be
guilty OF violating any provision of the
four foregoing sections, shall be deemed
, guilty Of misdemeangr, and shall. o.
conviction thereof, be punished By tins
. not exceeding 50 Geo. or by imprisoa
ment for term not exceediug three
years. or by such fine and imprisonment
or both, in the dis cretIon of the court
WAR;