The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1885-04-17
TENURE oV oFFIcG LAWS.


Ihs general interest felt IN the FED
eral oflices of the country, will attract
muca interest 10 the statutes regulating
removals. In order that they may be
generally understood. We subj the
texts ef tie laws on the suhject
BY ths act Of May Is, 1920, "sll
District Attorneys. Collector, of Gus
toms, naval officers and Surveyors OF
the Customs, navy agents, receivers Of
pnhlic moneys for lands, Registers Of
the Land OlieeH, paymssters In the
army. tho Apothecary Camera, the
Assistan! ApoIhecaries General aud
the Commissary denersl Of purchases
shall be anpointcd for the term Of four
years but aball be removable from Office
=. pleasure"
By the third section oi the act TO
regulate the tenare of certain. civil
offices, passed March >, SGT as amend
cd hY the third section Of the tupple-
mentsry act Of April 8, ls69,it is pro-
vided "tbat the President shalt have
power to I'LL all vacanciesIwhich may
happen dniIog the recess of tho Senate.
by reason of death. resignation or ex-
piration Of term of Office, by granting
commissions which shall expire At the
end Of the next session thereafter, and
ii no appointment by the advice aud
consent of tho Senate shall be made to
such office 40 vacant, or temporarily
filled ~ aforesaid. during such next
session cf the Senate, snch Office shall
remain in abcyance without any salary,
fees or emolnmenss attached thereto
until the same shal, be tilled by appoint
ment thereto by aud with the advice
aud consent of tho Sspa,e. and during
auch time all the powers and duties be.
longing to sach Office shall be exercised
by such other officer as may by Law
exercise such powers and duties in case
Of n vacancy in snch Office"
The first section of the act Of April
), 1869, (sfisr repe.lIng tbs tirst and
Secoud sections of the act OF 1862
provides ''Th.t every person holding
any civil Office TO which he has be.n or
rnAy be hereafter appointed by and with
the advice and consent Of the Senate
and ~bo slalI have become du,y quail
6ed TO act therein, shall be entitled to
hold sueh Office during the term for
which be shall have been appointed.
unless sooner removed byIand with the
advice and CONSENT of the S-nate, or by
the appointment with ike .saivioe and
consent Of successor in bis place, ex-
cept as herein otherwise provided"
Another ssc'ion OF the act provides :
That aurins any recess of the Senate
ths President is hereby empowered a.
hia discretion to susperd any civil
o!fic.r appointed by and with the advice
and consent Of the Senate, ycep. Judges
II the United States courts, until the
end Of the next session OF the Senate
aud 10 dehignate some suitable person,
subject to ba removed At his discretion,
10 perform the duties Of such suppressed
c,l officer in the meantime and such
person 40 designated shall take the
oaths and give the bonds required by
law to be- taken and given by the SUE
pended officer and shall during the time
he performs hls duties be entitled TO
the salary and empluments Of such Of
fice, no part of which shall belong to
the officer superseded and IL shall bs
the duty Of the President within thirty
days after the commencement Of each
essicp Of the Senate, except for any
Office which in his opinion ought not
to be filled, TO nominate persons to Gil
all vacancies in Office which existed at
the meeting of the Senate, whether tenn
porsrily filed or not, and also in tho
place OF all eflicers suspended and il
the Senate, during such sesSion, shall
refrse o advise and consent TO an APP
pointment in he place Of any suspend
ed officer, then, and not otherwise, the
President shall nominate another per-
BON as soon as practicable to said session
of the Senate for gaid office"
BY the sixty-third section of the act
to revise aud consolidate the laws re-
Iatfng to tho Po.t Office Dspartment,
passed June 8, 1879, it is provided :
THAT Postmasters of the fourth and
fifth classrs shall be appointed and may
be removed by the Postmaster General,
and all Others shall be appointed and
may be removed by the President, hy
and with the advice and consent of the
Senate, and shall hold their Offices for
four years, unless sooner removed or
suspended according to law. All ap.
pointmerts and removals shall be noti-
fed to the Sixth Auditor"
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