Evening star., 1897-04-08
LEAVES OF ABSENCE.
An Important Circular Issued by
Secretary Gage.

An Important Circular Issued by
Secretary Gage.
Every officer. clerk and employe OF the
Treasury Department is interested in the
circular issued by Secretary Gage today
governing the matter OF leaves of absence
Several important changes are made in
the system prescribed by the last admin
tstration. The new rules are as follows:
Hereafter leaves of absence will be
granted to officers. clerks and employees
of this department during any calendar
year. as follows:
AT any time during the months of Ja,,-
uary. February, March. April. May and
June. for any number Of days which do
not exceed. at the rate of two and a half
days per month. the number OF days ac-
crued and unused at the date of request
for leave.
AT any time after July l. in any calen-
dar year, the full thirty days may be
granted. or such portion as may be yet
due and unused.
I'm special cases. where the application
for leave is accompanied by a written
statement by the head of a bureau or
office. or chief of division. Secretary's
office. giving good and sufficient reas ,ns
therefor. the above limitations may be
waived. not to exceed fifteen days before
June l..
From and after this date the heads of
bureaus and chiefs of divisions. Secre-
tary's office, in this department. shall
make daily report to this office. division
of appointments. in the cases of absence
on account of sickness other cause on
tie part of employees in Their respective
bureaus OF divisions, said daily report to
be filed in division Of appointments not
later than IL o'clock am. of the day fol-
lowing that upon which said absence &C.
Cured.
When such report is received, 4 medical
officer 10 ri al wi
be directed to investigate and report to
the department in each case of sickness so
reported.
Record must be made of all absence
for fractional parts OF day. and wnen
such fractional parts aggregate seven
hours days absence must be charged
and reported on the time reports.
In continuous absence which excee is
three days. the Sundays, IL any interven-
ing must be charged and reported on the
time reports.
The provisions of this circular apply to
all officers and employees below the grade
of presidential officers.
''Eniployes must report to their respec-
tive offices not later than 2 o'clock pm
the fact that they were unable to report
Tor duty on account Of sickness or other
wise on such days as they may be absent
1T lis also ordered that the certificates
of sickness required by the rules now in
force must be flied in the division of ap-
pointments within five days from date Of
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Heads of bureaus and chiefs of divi-
sions of the Secretarys office are specially
enjoined to see that the foregoing ord rs
are strictly compiled with. The Secretary
is compelled to take this action in order
to avoid the annoyance and importantly of
clerks and others for restoration of pay
which has been withheld on account of
excessive absence, and notice is hereby
given that when the sixty days. for all
causes. have been exhausted, in any cal
endar year. application will be considered
on the ground that 1t is a special and meri-
torious' case only when presented in per
son to the chief of the division of ap-
pointments by the head of bureau or chief
Of division. Secretary's office. in which
the person interested is employed. for
presentation to the Secretary. toget her
with a full statement of the facts upon
which special and meritorious' considerl-
ton is claimed
THE reports herein called for are to
be additional to the regular monthly re-
ports as now furnished.
In all cases where the time reports of
the respective bureaus divisions show
an excessive absence for the calendar
year of any employe thereof. the head of
the bureau or division is hereby dire cted
to make the necessary stoppage Of pay on
the pay roll for the month in which such
excess occurs, noting on the pay roll the
amount of money and number Of days
stopped. This to be done before the pay
roll is sent to the division Of appointments
for approval