The Portland daily press., 1900-11-01

fully and cOrruptly make any false repr,.
sensations relative thereto; or who snail
wlifully and ccrruptly furnish any special
or secret Information for the pnrpose OF
improving or fnjuring the prospects or
chances OF any person 80 examined, or o
be examined, employed, appointed, or
promoted, shall for each offense be pt n
ished BY fine not exceeding $1,000. or
by imprisonment for period not exceed
Ing one year, or BY both such fine and
imprisonment.
Section Ia. Amy person who shall will
fully and corrupfly become ths bene-
ficiary Of an act In violation OF the last
preceding section shall be punished as
provided In that section.
| Section 10. No inquiry shall be made,
and no consideration whatever shall Re
given to any information relative to the
political or religious opinions or affilia-
lions OF parsons examined, or TO be ex-
amined, for entrance into the service, or
OF officers or employees In the matter OF
| promotion provided. however, that dis
loyalty to the United states of America
as the supreme authority In these islands
shall be complete disqualification for
holding office in the Philippine civil ssr-
vice.
Section 10. Every applicant for adj
mission to the Philippine civil service,
shall, before being admitted to examina-
tion In the Islands, take and subscribe
the following oath before justice OF the
peace In and for the province IN which he
Is, or before a member OF the civil service
Board, the members OF (which are author
lied to administer the same:
OATH OF APPLICANT.
admission to the civil service OF the Phi
lippine Islands, do solemnly swear Tor
am rml that 1 recognize and accept the
supreme authority Of the United States OF
America In these islands and will main
tain true faith and allegiance thereto;
that will obey its laws, legal orders and
decrees promulgated by Its duly oonsti-
tuteu authorities; that / impose upon
myself this obligation voluntarily with
out mental reservation or purpose of evas-
ion. 80 help me God. (The last four
words to be stricken out In case OF AFR
mation,)
(Signature)
Subscribed and sworn to Tor affirmed)
before me this day OF s. :.
| ID
The oath of the applicant shall be flied
with the secretary OF the Board.
Section N. No officer or employe in the
Philippine. civil service shall, directly,
| or indirectly, give or hand over to any
other officer or empioye in SAID services
any money or other valuable thing to be
applied TO the promotion OF any political
section by the giving or receiving officer
or employe shall subject tine violator to a
penaltyIOf not exceeding $500 or to impris-
onment not exceeding six months, or
both, and upon conviction he shall be
removed from office.
| Section IL No person in the Philip
pine civil services shall be under obliga-
tions to contribute to a political fund or
| to rend er political service, or be re-
moved or otherwise prejudiced for refus
| ing to do SO. Any persol soliciting
political contributions from public OIL
GERS or employees shall be subject to the
| same penalties as those provided in the
| preceding section.
Section 10. In the appointment Of Off
GERS and employees under the provisions
OF this act. the appointing officer in his
selection from the list of eligibles to be
furnished him by the Board shall, where
othei qualifications are equal, prefer;
sisst-Natives OF the Philippine Is
| lands.
Seoond-Ail honorably discharged SOL
diers, sntlors and marines OF the United
States.
Section 20. The requirements OF this
act for entrance into the civil service, or
Tor promotion by competitive examina-
| tion shall not apply 60 the selection OF
the Treasurer for the Islands; the Audi.
| tor for the Islands; the Collector OF Gus
| toms for the Islands; ths Deputy Collec-i
L
iector Of Inland Revenue for the Islands;
the Director of Posts for the Islands; the
Head OF the Bureau of Forestry; the Head
OF the Bureau OF Mines; the Superinten-
dent OF Public Instruction; the members
OF the Civil Service Board or to one
private secretary for the Military Gov
ernor and for each member of the u. S.
Philippine Commission, but, after eigh.
teen months from the date when the
Board shall certify that 1t has a sufficient
list or eligibles to supply vacancies,
vacancies occurring In all the foregoing
offices except In the private secretary
ships, above described, snail be filled
without examination from class to be
composed of the first, second and third
assistants In all the foregoing offices, the
intention or this provision being that the
appointing power may, by virtue hereof,
| transfer from one Office to another per
son deemed competent to I'LL the vacancy.
Section u. The requirements OF this
act for entrance or promotion by compe-
titiye examinations shall not apply to
the Office OF cashier OF the Collector of
Customs for the Islands; to the Captain
OF the Port at Manila; to sthe Collector
OF Custms at IloiIo, and to the Collector
OF Customs at Cebu, until one year after
the date when the Board shall make the
certificate prescribed In the preceding Sec
| tion, after which vacancies In such Offices
shall be filled by promotion and by COM
Section ~. The persons now employed
| In the OWL service OF the Philippine Is
| lands whose positions may be classified
by the operation of this act and the rules
herein provided for shall, unless dis
missed by proper authority, continue In
the service and discharge the duties as
signed them, provided that the Board
may, In It's discretion, require by rule
| that all such employees shall pass exami-
nations practically adapted to show their
| fitness TO Till the positions now held by
| them and that In case OF failure TO pass
| such examinations to the satisfaction OF
| the Board, they shall be dismissed from
| the service.
Section 2S. This act shall not apply
| to the selection OF school teachers Of the
Department of Public Instruction, for
whicn special legislation will be. provided.
Ssction "A. The rules to De prepared
and certified by the Board shall be pro-
mulgated by executive order OF the Mill
| tary Governor.
Section 20. After the passage, OF Hthis
act no civilian shall be employed in the
offices specified In Section OF this act.