The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-12
REMOVALS FOR CAUSE ONLY
Will be Permitted in the Classified
Service of the Treasury Depart
ment.

Washington, Aug. 1.-THE secretary
of the treasury has Issued the following
circular proVldlng for the enIorcemsnt
of the provisions of the executive order
of July q, 1897, as to removals from the
classified Service:
1.-THE attention of supervising officers
and agents of this department is called
to so much of the executive order of
July 81, 1897, as is amendatory of civil
service rule IL. and provides as fol-
lows:
". No removal shall be made from any
position subject to competitive exami-
nation, except for just cause and upon
written charges filed with the head of
the department or other appointing Of
hcer, and of which the accused shall
have full notice and an opportunity to
make defense
I'm view of the foregoing whenever
any officer, agent, clerk or employee in
the service of this department shall ap-
pear to the ofncer or agent charged
with the supervision of his official con-
duct to be guilty of such neglect of du-
ty, delinquency, or misconduct, or shall
prove inefficient to such an extent as
to seem to justify the removal of such
person from the service, or his reduction
in grade, it shall be the duty, of such
supervising officer to Immediately for
ward to this office written charges and
specifications detailing fully and ex-
plicitly the reasons for removal or re-
duction.
AT the same time a complete copy of
the charges and specifications, will be
furnished to the accused, with the in
formation that such defense as is deSir-
ed to be made in the premises must be
submitted to the supervising officers for
transmission to this office within three
days from the date of receipt of the
copy of written charges.
whenever it is impracticab1e to
present a copy of the charges to the
accused in person, it will be sent by
registered mail and the receipt careful
ly preserved.
1.-THE fact that the accused has thus
been furnished with complete copy
of the charges and informed of the OPP
portun1ty to make defense as above set
forth will be reported to this office at
the same time that the written copy of
charges is forwarded to the accused as
heretofore said.
I'M the event that the accused fails
to mail his written defense to the super
wishing officer within the time above
specified, it will be assured that such
person does not desire to embrace the
opportunity thus afforded.
THE written defense will be deliver
ed in person when practicable other
wise 1T should be forwarded 20 the sup
cruising officer by registered mail, and
after due examination, Immediately
transferred to this office, accompanied
by letter of the supervising officer
submitting his views in the matter of
the defense and making such recon-
mendations as the circumstances and
the nature of the defense may war
rant.
when the circumstances are such
as to render it evident that the interests
VI lIO SERVICE Will De better served by
Immediately relieving the accused from
duty, pending action on the charges,
that course will be pursued in which
case the action taken will be promptly
reported to this office.
Supervising officers will furnish each
officer, agent, clerk or employee within
their respective Jurisdictions with a
copy of this circular, and enforce strict
compliance with its provisions
The number of employees in the clas-
sif1ed service of the treasury depart
ment is IL 564.