Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-05-30

give to persons honorably discharged
from service in the army and navy of
the United States in the Spanish
American was as well as the veterans
of the Civil War preference in making
of appointments. The term of eligibil-
ity heretofore one year from the date
of the entry of the name of the eligi-
Bile candidate in the civil service COM
mission register is extended for
further period of one year in the dis
erection of the commission.
The following section to Rule VIII
makes permanent in the discretion of
the heads of departments all existing
| temporary appointments: "All per-
| sons serving under temporary appoint
| ments at the date of the approval of
this section may be permanently APP
pointing in the discretion of the prop
er appointing offices and the special
rule approved, Jan. 20, 1899, relative to
| temporary appointments in the navy
| department is hereby rescinded."
| Rule IN is so amended as to exempt
persons who served in the war with
Spain from the 1-year limit in the mat
ter of reinstatement after discharge
from the service. This provision also
applies alike to the widows of such SOL
dies, but the former provision including
nurses is eliminated. Still another pro-
| vision made in this connection is:
Any person dismissed from the ser
vice under charges of delinquency or
misconduct may be re-instated subject
to the other conditions of these rules
| without regard to the 1-year limit of
this rule, upon the certificate of the
|
| thoroughly investigated the case and
that the charges upon which the dis
missal was based We're not true"
An entirely new rule, No. L. is added
classifying all officers and employees III
the classified service as follows, I'M
less otherwise provided by law: Glass
A. all persons receiving an annual sal
any Of less than $72O or compensation
at a less rate; b. from $120 to less than
$40; c, $40 to $500; d. $500 to $1,000; f.
$1,000 to $1,000; class /, $1,000 TO $li0O; 9
$1,000 to $1,000: 3. $1,000 to $500; 4, $500
to $1,000; D. $4,000 to $500: G, all ut $500
or more. This classification does not
include persons appointed to an office
with the advice and consent of the
Senate nor mere laborers or workmen;
but does include all persons designated
. |
May 6. 1896. and on June 10. 1896. We're
regularly assigned to the same grade
of work as that performed by CLASH
fled employees. Hereafter. no person
; appointed as a laborer or workman
without examination under the civil
service rules shall be assigned to work
Of the same grade as that performed
/ ! by classified employees.
10 | bDln rel n n C
fers is materially amended by striking
, out the words "Or if in said position
there is not required in the judgment
of the commission the performance of
the same class Of work. for the prac
tee of the same mechanical trade per
formed or practiced in the position
} from which transfer is proposed" and
inserting in place Of them the follow
l ing: But the provisions in relation to
appOrtionment shall be waived upon
the certificate Of the appointing officers
: that the transfer is required in the in
= terests of good administration"
: The members of the civil commission
owing to the fact that they have not
had time to examine and study its pro-
visions in detail are not yet prepared
to give out a statement of the effect OF
the order. a comprehensive statement
however. will be prepared. pointing out
its consequences.
According to figures printed in
December the largest classes. including
in the order and thereby excluded from
! the classified service, number thus:
Deputy collectors internal revenue SER
vice. Az: storekeepers and guagers.
temporarily employed. 500; military
park commissioners and employees. SO:
: post office finance clerks and cashiers.
IS: private secretaries at certain post
offices, -; deputy marshals. 204; pri-
vate secretaries to United States dis
trict attorneys. 81; special agents, gen
eral land Office, 80; superintendent OF
warehouses. irrigation and logging,
30: financial clerks, Indian agencies, 60;
Alaska school service, 81: Pension eX-
n amining surgeons, 675 chief and finan-
cial clerks. pension agencies. SO: special
agents and experts, department Of
agriculture, %.