Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-10
The Apportionmeut of Clerks.


The proper representation OF the different
states in the government service Is recognized
by the civil service commission Some weeks
ago. as stated at the time in The STAR, the
following order was issued by the commission:
That on and after April ! next no applica-
cation shall be accepted for an examination
for the departmental service where the appoint
1nent would be charged to the superintendent
unless u shall be SHOWN to the satisfaction of
the commission tGat the applicant is at the
time and has been for the six months next
preceding actually living and residing and hav-
ing bis or her place Of abode III the state in
which residence Is claimed. or that he or she
Is employed in the public service of said state
or OF the United States. or where the applicant
pays poll tax Is a voter in said state or IS the
wife or minor child OF = person who is then in
the public service Of the state or of the United
States aforesaid. or is such voter or rays
such poll tax" To execute this order the
commission has made The following rule:
I. II the applicant Is absent from the state
in which residence Ia claimed in the service Of
tbs state or of the United States such service
must be shown by the certificate OF the head OF
the department or othce in which the applicant
is serving or by some other public functionary
having Official knowledge of the facts, such
certificate 70 accompany the application. II
must also be shown to the satisfaction Of the
commission that az the time Of entering upon
such service the applicant was actually living
and residing and having his or her place OF
abode IL the state il which residence Is
claimed
2. Il the applicant at the time OF making the
application Is absent from the state in which
residence is claimed ard bases the claim OF resi-
dence upon the fact OF being poll tax payer
or voter in said state such fact or facts relied
upon TO establish residence must be shown by
the certificate. nader seal, of the proper local
of.iclal officials. IN case such oticial or Off
cials do no; have and Use an official seal, his or
their statement or certificate must be verified
BY oath or affirmation before an officer author
Ized 20 administer Osshs, whose official charac-
ter must be shown.
3. II the applicant is the wife or minor child
O. person who is st the time of the applica-
tion IN the public service of the state or of the
United States. stated in the first paragraph
OF this order. o. "a. person who is a poll tax
payer or a voter. y. stated in the second para
graph o; this order. the facts in relation To the
absence, service and citizenship of such person
or OF his being poll tax payer or voter mus
be shown III the manner provided herein the
came IS II he himself were the applicant.
Suit over an Investment Company's Stock
The affairs of the Northwestern Investment
Company have been brought into the COURT
through q suit brought by the company agains
two Of the stockholders OF the company Geo. c.
session Of 500 shares of stock held by Douglass Il
Ii alleged that the seven incorporators coulbined
to obtain g. $40 shares of stock without any equiv
slent. and thar the seven, Messrs. Videt:o auC
Douglass, with Enoch Maris, Vim. Mayse, IT.,
Henry VI. Pearson, James W. Sands and Henry
Stamford, held a meeting in January. 1890
voting this number of shares to Videtto for
''seryices-" Thereupon Videtto. it is asserted
transferred a block Of 500 shares TO each Of
the other six directors in the combination
Afterward the directors are said to have re
GREETED their action. realizing that il was 'un
tustifable and fraudulent" as stated In the
complaint. and at another meeting ordered tn,
stock to be Cancelled All OF them did So ex
cept Douglass. He refuses to surrender hi
share, il Is said, claiming the right to cast 5CC
votes, and injuries the standing OF the company
among business men by declaring that he is de
MED his rights. The court is asked to enioiI
HIM from selling his stock and tocompei him t,
give II Up for cancellation.