Evening journal., 1898-10-24
MUST KEEP HANDS OFF
Civil Service Appointees Warn
ed Regarding Elections.
MUST NOT NEEDLE IN POLITICS

AN ORDER ISSUED TO THAT FF-
Feet BY THE POST OFFICE DE
PARTMENT AT WASHINGTON.
POSTMASTER BROWNIE SAYS
EMPLOYEES ARE UNDER NO Po-
LITICAL OBLIGATIONS.
BY AN order from the Post Office
Department at Washington no civil ser
vice appointee connected with that
branch OF government shall take any
active part in the coming election.
The foiiowing circular has been sent
to the different post offices, and any
violations OF It will be Immediately
looked into:
WARMING AGAINST POLITICAL
ASSESSMENTS.
The civil service act makes political
assessments of Federal officers and
employees mlsdemeanor. The follow
ing are the provisions OF the law on the
subject:
Section ?. 2.-Paragraph second, clause
fifth: That no person in the public SER
vice is for that reason under any obh-
cation to contribute to any political
service, and that he will not be re-
moved or otherwise prejudiced for re-
fusing to do so.
Section 2. That no senator, or rep
resentative, or territorial delegate OF
the Congress, or senator, representa-
tive, or delegate-elect, or any officer or
employe OF either OF said houses, and
no executive, judicial. military OF ma
val Officer Of the United States, and
no clerk or empioye OF any department,
branch or bureau OF the executive judi
cial, or military, or naval service OF the
United States, shall, directly OF indi-
q rectly, solicit or receive, or be in any
manner concerned in soliciting or re-
p ceiving any assessment, subscription OF
: contribution for amy political purpose
whatever, from any officer, clerk or EN-.
n ploye OF the United States, or any de
partment, branch or bureau thereof, o'
. from any person receiving any salar.
or compensation from monies derive'
a from the Treasury OF the United Statee
,e Section 12.-That no person shall, d
N any room or building occupied In IN
4 discharge OF official duties by any ohl
T. Ger or employees OF the United State
,r mentioned in this act, or in any nav
aq yard. fort, or arsenal, solicit in an
IL manner whatever. or receive any col
n ltrfbution OF money OF any other thir
a. Of value FOR any political purpo
whatever.
Section 1S-No officer or employe
the United States mentioned in tn
n, act shall discharge or promote, or d
ny grade. or in any manner change the o
as acial rank or compensation OF an
iis other officer or employee, or promise
or threaten so to do, for giving or wild
he holding or neglecting to make any co
as tribution OF money or other valuah
M thing for any political purpose.
iul Section 14-That no officer, clerk,
on other person in the service OF t
gn United States shall, directly or IND
ms rectly give or hand over to any 9th
officer or clerk, OF person in the 81
vice OF the United States, or 20 a
senator or member Of the House
rt- REPRESENTATIVES, or territorial delega
md any money or other valuable thing
his account OF or to be applied to the pl
in motion OF any political object VIII
ney ever.
con Section 15-That any person "
les shaIl be guilty OF violating any pro
sion OF the four foregoing sectiS
shall be deemed guilty OF mis'
meanor. and shall, on conviction the
lest Of be punished by a fine not exceed
lar SIS 600, or by Imprisonment for te
had not exceeding three years, or by 81
/ OF fine and imprisonment both in the
,ck- cretion OF the court.
in Approved Janury 16, 1888.
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