The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-01-13


directly, solicit or receive, or be
in any manner concerned in sOlie-
iting or receiving; any assessment,
subscription, or contribution for
any political purpose whatever,
from any officer, clerk, or employe
of the United States, or any de-
partment, branch, or bureau there
of, or from any person receiving
any salary or compensation from
moneys derived from the treasury
of the United States.
See. o. That after the expira-
tion of six months IRON the pass
age of this act, no officer or clerk
shall be employed to enter or be
promoted in either of the said
classes now existing, or that may
be arranged hereunder pursuant
to said rules, until he has passed
an examination, or is shown to be
specially exempt from such exami-
nation in conformity herewith.
But nothing herein contained
shall be construed to take from
those honorahly discharged from
the military or naval service any
preference conferred by the 175ith
section of the revised statutes, nor
to take from the president any au-
thority not inconsistent with this
act conferred by the 1753d section
of said statutes; nor shall any Of
ficer not in the executive branch
of the government, or any person
merely employed as a laborer or
workman, be required to be class
ified hereunder; nor, unless by di-
rection of the senate, shall any
person who has been nominated
for confirmation by the senate be
required to be classified or to pass
an examination. Whenever there
are two or moro members Of a fam
lily in the public service in the
grades covered by this act, no 9th.
er members of such family shall be
eligible to appointment to any of
such grades.
Sec. 10. That no person shall,
in any room or building occupied
in the discharge of official duties
by any officer 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 employe
Of the United States mentioned in
this act shall discharge or promote
or degrade, or in any manner
change the official rank or compen.
sation of any other officer or EN-
ploye, or promise or threaten to
do so, for giving or Withholding OF
neglecting to make any contribu
ton of money or other valuable
thing for any political purpose.
Sec. 12. No officer, clerk, or 9th.
er person in the service of the
United States, shall, directly OF
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
mouse or representatives, or terfl'
torial legislature, or other person
acting for such senator, member
or delegate any money or other
V. liable thing on account of or to
be applied to the promotion of any
political object whatever.
Sec. 13. That any person who
shall be guilty of violating any OF
the four foregoing sections shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemean-
or, aud shall, on conviction there
of, be punished by fine not ex-
ceeding $4,000, or by Imprisonment
for q term not exceeding three
years, or by such fine and impris-
onment both, in the discretion OF
the court.
/ From the Lewiston (Me.) Journa