The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-03
Amendments to the Civil Service
Rules Made Public by
the President.
IT AFFECTS -FOUR THOUSAND OFFICES.
They Are Released from the Opera
ton of the Civil Service Rules,
and Will be Subject to ReguIa-
lions Prescribed by the Depart
ment in Which They Serve.

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the civil service rules which he has
had under consideration for about d
year. 1t releases from the operations
OF the civil service rules about 1000 Of
fees. Among such places are the fol-
lowing: Pension examining surgeons,
Indians employees in the Indian scrv-
ice, and many places in the engineer
department at large, the quartcrmas-
ter's department at large, the SubSiSt-
enc department at large, the ord
II department at large OF the war
department. With reference to these
places in the outside war department
service, it is provided that they shall
be subject to regulations TO Toe pre-
scribed by the secretary Of war and
approved by the president, thus plac-
ing these branches of the service on
substantially the same basis as the
navy yard service.
The following named employees or
positions which have classified under
the civil service act are excepted from
the requirements OF examination or
registration. unless otherwise stated:
The Exempted Offices.
/. Not exceeding two private secretaries
OF confidential clerks to The president
> Not exceeding two private secretaries
or cUutIdcntial Clerks to the head OF each
OF the eight executive departments.
.. Not exceeding one private secretary
or confidential clerk 10 each OF the as
sistaut heads OF the eight executive de-
pdrtmcntS.
4. Not exceeding one private secretary
or confidential clerk to each of the fol-
aurfptr heads at hTIrtlHlS a Itp.lnTt4I by tne
president and confirmed by the senate IN
the eight executive departments. me
commissioner OF internal revenue lne
treasurer OF the United states. the comp
trollcr of the currency, the comptroller
OF the treasury, the superintendent Of the
coast and gocdetic survey IN TIE war oe-
partInent, the major general commanding
the army, the adJutant general. the IN
spector general, the judge advocate geI-
eral, the Quartermaster general, the COM
miSSdry general III subsistence, tlle sur
EeOu general. the payinaster general, the
chief of engineers. the chief or ordnance,
the chief signal officer, the chief OF the
record and pension office, and the super
intendeut OF public buildings ana GROUNDS,
and in the department OF the interior, the
commissioner OF the general land Office,
the commissioner of lndian affairs. the
commissioner OF patents, the commission
er of education, the assistant attorney gen
eral for the interior department, the d.
rector of the geological survey, ana the
commissioner OF pensions
}. Not exceeding one private secretary
or confidential clerk 10 each OF the heads
of bureaus appointed by the president
and confirmed 10y the senate In the eight
executive departments not enumerated
If paragraph ". OF this rule. Uf author
{. All persons appointed by the presi-
dent with coniiI nation by the senate.
I. Attorneys. assistant attorneys and
:. Not exceeding one private secretary
or confidential clerk 10 the commissioned
of labor.
a NJ .xc.,Tipr on. rriyata secretary
or confidential clerk to the commissioner
OF fish and fisheries.
10. Not exceeding one private secretary
or confidential clerk 70 the secretary Oh
the Smithsonian institution.
II. Not exceeding one private secretary
or confidential clerk to each OF the inter
state IN commissioners
u. All shipping commissioners.
IL. Not exceeding one cashier in each
customs district. il authorized by the Sec
rotary of the treasury.
Il. Not exceeding one Chief or principal
deputy or assistant collector at each Gus
toms port, and not exceeding one princi-
pal deputy collector OF customs at edcn
SUPPORT or station.
u. Not exceeding one deputy surveyor
of customs at each customs port where a
surveyor is authorized by law.
Il. Not exceeding one private secretary
or confidential clerk, if authorized by the
secretary OF the treasury. to the collector
of each customs district where the re-
CeipIS for the last preceding fiscal year
amounted to as much as S5'r.0v-
Is Not exceeding one private secretary
or confidential clerk, of authorized by the
secretary OF the treasury, To each of the
appraisers at the ports of Boston, New
York and Philadelphia respectively
board of United States general appraisers.
-. Not exceeding one paymaSter in the
New York customs district.
q. All positions in Alaska In the Gus
toms and internal revenue service.
2. All deputy collectors of Internal rev.
enue who are borne on the Tolls as SUCH,
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approved by the secretary Of the treasury;
Provided. hat no position designated as
Z clerkship under a collector of internal
revenue, appointment to which IS made
by the secretary of the treasury, shall be
discontinued for the purpose of substi-
tuting a deputy dictatorship therefor,
or for any purpose other than i bona tde
reduction OF force. and that before such
reduction shall be made. the reasons
therefor shall be given in writing by the
collector of the district, and shall be APP
proved by the commissioner of internal
revenue and secretary of the treasury.
%. Storekeepers and gaugerS whose
when actually employed. and whose ag-
gregate compensation shall net exceed
500 per annum.
q. Officers i'll charge of the bureau of
statistics.
=. Not exceeding one chief clerk in each
mint or assay office, who is authorized by
law to act for the superintendent or as
sayer in charge during his absence or dis
ability.
%. one private secretary or confidential
clerk to the superintendent, one cashier,
one deposit. eight clerks. one assistant
Coiner, one assistant melter and refiner,
and one assistant aSsayer in each mint
or assay office: Provide. that appoint
men:s to the positions named in this
rule in classes l3, II, 10 IS. - and % shall
be subject to an examination, to be pre-
scrited by the secretary of the treasury.
equivalent to the examination held by the
commission for positions of like grade.
Such examinations snail be conducted by
the commission In accordance with its
regulations. provided. that examinations
may be waived by the secretary of the
treasury for appointments in the Alaska
customs service and internal service in
Alaska.
q Not exceeding one clerk to each army
paXmaster in actual ser"lce.
p. Wardens. chaplains and physicians In
the United States penite1tiaries or pris-
one.
%. Not to exceed one private secretary
or confidential clerk TO each United States
district attorney.
81. Examiners.
81. The assistant attorney general for
the post office department.
81 Not exceeding one private secretary
or confidential clerk to the assistant at
torney general.
So Not exceeding one private secretary
or confidential clerk to the postmaster.
If authorized by the postmaster general.
at each post Office where the receipts of
the last precedine fiscal year amounted
to as much as $4,000.
81. Not exceeding one auditor at the
post office In New York city.
81. Isot exceeding one cashier or finance