Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-02-04

Ger, clerk, or other employee from
receiving or being in any manner
concerned in soliciting or receiving any
assessment subscription, or contribution
for any political purpose whatever from
any officer, clerk, or other employee OF
any department, branch, or bureau OF
the public service, or from any person
receiving any salary or compensation
from moneys derived from the Treasury
OF the United States or GU who shall
violate section II, which provides that
any person who shall, in any room or
building occupied 10y an officer or en-
ployee OF the Government. or in any
navy-yard, fort. or arsenal, solicit IN
any manner whatever or receive any
contribution Of money or other thing
Of value for any political purpose
whatever or (3) who shall violate Sec
ton -, which provides that no officer or
employee of the United States men,
toned in the ciyil-service act shall dis
charge or promote, or in any manner
change the official rank of any officer or
employee, or promise or threaten to 90
SO, for giving or refusing or Withholding
or neglecting to make any contribution
of money or other valuable thing for
any political purpose or ca who shall
violate section Ia, which provides that no
officer. clerk, or person IN the service Of
the United States shall directly or indi
Tectly band over to any other officer.
clerk, or person in said service, or to any
senator or member Of the House OF Rep
resentativcs or territorial delegate any
money or other valuable thing on ac-
count OF or to be applied to the promo
ton OF any political purpose whatever,
shall be dismissed from the service.
1t is also provided that no question in
any examination shall be so framed as to
elicit the political or the religious opinion
or utilization of the competitors for
places, and that if any appointing or
nominating officer shall make inquiry
concerning or in any otherway attempt
to ascertain the politics or religion OF
any person who has passed an eXamlna-
ton or who shall discriminate in favor OF
or against such person shall be dismissed
from Office.
BY the general rules several non com
petitive examinations are provided for
and compulsory examinations for promo
ton are directed.
The compulsory examination pro
vision, as suggested by the commission,
was amended by the President, who
added the following words: " But per
sous in the classified service who were
honorably discharged from the military
or naval service OF the United States,
and widows and orphans of deceased
soldiers and sailors shall be exempt
from such examination"
Another important feature of the
general rules gives authority to any APP
pointing or nominating officer to whom
the commissioners may send names of
persons declared by them to be eligible
10 q certain place, To object in writing To
all or any of the persons thus certified
that such persons, or any of them, are
not capable OF performing the duties OF
the vacant place ana commissioners
are directed to make certiication OF
other names if the objections are ascer-
tanned to be good and well founded.
Z he general rules also provide that
soldiers and sailors who have been
houorably discharged because Of sick
ness or wounds shall bo certified for
appointment Ia preference to other
persons OF higher grade in cxamina-
ton, and that in making any re-
duction Of force in any branch OF
the classified service, honorably-dis-
charged soldiers and sailors, and also
widows and orphans of deceased soldiers
and sailors, shall be retained preference
to others.