Evening star., 1897-07-31
THE CONDUCT OF BUSINESS
New Rules Adopted by the District Commits
sioners.
Regulations Relating to Conduct of
Employees, Keeping of the Records
and Public HearinEs.

Following the orders for the government
Of the District building. which were printed
heretofore in The Star, come the new
orders for the conduct of public business in
the building. printed today. They are In
part follows:
The regular Office hours shall be from 9
am. to pm. Except on Saturdays. when
they are from am. to PM, with an al
lowable recess of thirty minutes between
II m. and 1 pm.
Conduct of Employee.
Hardness in arrival. reading Of newspa-
pers or other unofficial reading matter.
failure of diligent employment during office
hours, disability for any cause, unau-
thorized absence during ofice hours, by
any employe, will be daily reported by the
head of the Office to the Commissioner in
charge of the office or department In which
the employe is engaged.
All employees must attend strictly to their
official duties, during office hours, and
wear their coats or be otherwise suitably
attired while so engaged.
Absences.
Employees will be allowed leave of alb
sence and sick leave during the year. as
provided by law for the executive depart
ments of the general government. Any
absence in excess of the allowance must
be without pay. In case of absence due to
illness, the absentee must submit a state
Tent of the facts, accompanied by the in
dcrsement of a reputable physician, or 9TH
er proof of illness.
Heads of offices and departments will on
the first of every month submit to the COM
missioner in charge a statement of alb
sences and tardiness during the previous
month.
Records.
Each of the departments and Offices of
the District of Columbia shall keep d file
and record of its letters received, serially
numbered i'm numerical order, and showing
the action taken in each case, and indexed !:
also a letter-sent file or letter-sent book
similarly numbered and in6exed
A copy of each letter sent shall be filed
with the letter received to which ii relates
Every comm unication received in an office
TO whose business the communication does
rot Pertain shall be promptly sent 10 the
office having Immediately i'm charge the
business to which it relates
Papers upon which reports by or Informal
uon from any other branch of the District
government are needful shall be referred
therefor directly to such other department
and only submitted to the Commissioner RS
when the case requires their action and is
completed for their consideration.
Every paper upon which action is ordered
or taken by the Commissioners shall be
filed. with brief copy of such action, in
the ONCE in which 1t was originally re-
corded.
Current Business.
In all cases, when practicable, current
business will he concluded on the day of
its receipt and if final action is necessarily
deferred, the receipt of the communication
will be at once acknowledged by the Off
Ger or department to which it pertains
with a brief statement of the disposition
made of it.
All original papers Of every sort must be
carefully preserved, and pass out of the
custody of the officer in charge only upon a
written order from one Of the Commission
ers. Nc copies of papers will be furnish
ed except upon a written order of one of the
Commissioners.
Hearings by the Board.
Times for public special hearings by the
board upon important matters will be
designated by the secretary upon applica-
tion to him a least one day in advance.
Applications for employment. comp, aints
and requests for work must be made by
letter or orally to the permit clerk on The
first floor.
Persons having business with any office
must conduct it with the official in charge
thereof.