Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-01-10

| corruptly, by himself or III cooperation with
/ one or more other persons, defeat, deceive, or
obstruct any person III respect to his or her
right Of examination according to any such
rules or regulations, or who shall wilfully, cor
ruptly and falsely mark, grade, estimate, or
| report upon the examination or proper st9ndlng
| OF any person examined hereunder, or aid III
| so doing, or who shall wilfully or cOrruptly
| make any false repre- sensations concerning the
same, or concerning the person examined, or
who shall wllfully or corruptly furnish to any
person any special or secret information for the
| purpose of either improving III jurlng the
prospects or chances of any person so exam
| med, or to be examined, being appointed, en-
ployed, or promoted shall for each such of
Tense be deemedsguilty of misdemeanor, and
upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a
fine of not less than 800 nor more than
5l,OOO or by imprisonment Of not less than
ten days nor more than one year, or by both
such tine and imprisonment,
SEC. 6. That within sixty days after the pas
sage 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 existing under the 163d section Of the re-
weed statutes:
l. To arrange in Glasses the several clerks
and persons employed by the collector, naval
officers, surveyor and appraisers, or either of
them, or being in the public service at their re-
RpectlVe offices IN each customs district where
the whole number of said clerks and persons
shall be altogether as many as fifty that there:
after, from time to time, on direction OF the
President, the said secretary shall make the
like classification or arrangement of clerks and
persons so employed in connection with any
SAID office or offices in any other customs dis
trlct, and upon like request and for the pur
pose of this act the said secretary shall ar
range in one or more OF said classes. or of ex-
lsbng classes, any other clerks agents or per-
sons employed under his department In any
nart district
every such arrangement and classification,
upon being made, shall be reported to the
President.
2. Within sixty days it shall be the duty of
postmaster general, in general conformity to
said 163d section, to separately arrange in
classes the several clerks and persons employed
or in the public service at each postOffice or
under any postmaster in the United States,
where the whole number Of said clerks and
persons shall together amount to as many per-
SONS as fifty, and thereafter, from time to
time, on direction of the President, it shall be
the duty Of the postmaster general to arrange
In like classes the clerks and persons so en-
| ployed in the postal service in cOnnec ion With
any other postoffice, and every such arrange
| ment and classification upon being made shall
be reported to the President.
B. That, from time TO time, said secretary,
| postmaster general, and each Of the heads of
! departments mentioned in the 18th section Of
! the revised statutes, and each head of office
! shall, on direction of the President, and for
facilitating the execution of this act, respec-
lively revise any then existing classification or
| arrangement of those III their respective de-
| partments and Offices, and shall, for the pur-
pose of examination herein provided for, in
clude IN one or more of such classes, so far as
practicable, the subordinate places, clerks, and
officers IN public service pertaining to their re-
! spectlve departments not being classified for
| examination.
| NJ fho gi,v h
from the passage of this act no officer or clerk
shall be appointed, and no person shall be en-
| ployed to enter or be promoted III either of
said classes now existing or that may be ar
ranged hereunder, pursuant to said rules, until
ne has passed examination or is shown to be
! specially exempted from such examination in
| conformity herewith. But nothing herein con-
tanned shall be construed 10 take from those
| honorably discharged from the military or
| naval service any preference conferred by the
revised statutes; nor take from the President
any authority not inconsistent with this act
conferred by the 753d section of said statutes.
Nor shall any athcer not In the executive branch
OF the government, or any person merely en-
| ployea as q laborer or workman, be required to
be classified hereunder; nor, unless by direction
Of the senate, shall any person who has been
nominated for confirmation by the senate be
required to be classified or pass examination.
| SEC. 8. Whenever there or two or more mem
oerS of family in the public service in grades
| covered by this act, no other members of such
family shall be eligible to appointment to any
| such grades.
| SEC. 8. That no recommendation of any per-
| son who shall apply for Office or place under
| the provisions of this act, which may be given
by any senator or member of the house OF
representatives, except as to character or resi-
| dence OF the applicant, shall be received OF
| considered by any person concerned in max
ing any examination or appointment under
| this act.
SEC. 10. No person habitually using intexi.
| eating beverages IN excess shall be appointed OF
retained in any Office, business or employment
| to which the provisions of this act are applica-
be.
SEC. II. That no senator or representative
| or territorial delegate Of congress- or senator
representative or delegate-elect, or any officer
| or employe of either of SAID houses, and nc
executive, judicial, military or naval officer OF
| the United States, and no clerk or emplove of
any department, branch or bureau of the ex-
ecutlve, judicial military or naval service OF
the United States ehall, directly or indirectly,
solicit or receive, or be IN any manner con-
cerned IN soliciting or receiving any assess
ment, subscription or contribution for any DO
htcal purpose whatever from any officer
clerk or employe of the United States. or any
department, branch or bureau thereof, OF
from any person receiving any salary Or com.
pensatlon from moneys derived from the
treasury of the United States.
SEC. IL. That no person shall, in any room
or building occupied in the discharge Of Official
duties by any person employe of the United
States, mentioned in this act, solicit in any
manner whatever or receive any contribution,
money or any other thing of value, for any
political purpose whatever.
SEC. ID. No officer or employee of the United
States mentioned in this act shall discharge,
or promote, or degrade, or in any manner
change the official rank or compensation of any
other officer or employe, or promise, or threaten
so to do, for giving, or Withholding, or neg
lecting to make any contribution of money OF
other valuable thing for any political purpose.
SEC. II. No officer, clerk, or other person in
the service of the United states shall directly,
or indirectly, give or hand over to any other
officer, clerk, or person in the service of the
| United States, or to any senator or member OF
the house of representatives, or territorial
delegate, or other person acting for such
senator, member, or delegate, any money OF
other valuable thing on account of, any politi-
cal object whatever.
SEC. Is. That any person who shall be guilty
of violating any provision of the four foregoing
sections shall be deemed guilty of INSIDE
meanor, and shall, on conviction thereof, be
punished by fine not exceeding $4,000, or by
imprisonment for term not exceeding three