Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-20
LEAVES OF ABSENC E
Regulations Just Issued by the Treasury
Department.
Some Important InnOvations-COunt.
ing Sundays and Legal Holidays
During Illness.

An important circular has been issued at
discipline of the official force, leaves of alb
sence and the recording and reporting of
the time of officers, clerks and other en-
ployes. The new circular is a consolidation
of various circulars on the subject issued in
the last fifteen years. but makes a num-
Der of important changes.
Sundays Included in Sick Leaves.
In the new circular Secretary Gage again
holds that Sundays are to be included in
the thirty days sick leave. differing in his
Interpretation of the law from the other
heads of departments.
Some Of the changes and additions made
are as follows:
Sundays and legal holidays occurring in
all absences except the thirty days allowed
on annual leave, will be charged.
The annual leave Of thirty days can only
be extended in case of sickness in the dis
erection of the head of the department, with
pay, not exceeding thirty days in any one
case or in any one calendar year.
When an application for extension of
leave because of sickness) is made. on
the ground that the case is exceptional and
meritorious, 1t will be considered only
when presented, approved in writing, to
the chief of the division of appointments,
Secretary's office, Treasury Department,
by the administrative officer having juris-
diction, under whom the applicant Is en-
ployed, together with a full statement of
the facts said to make it exceptional and
meritorious.
In cases where an extension of leave Is
asked for because some member of the i'm
mediate family of an applicant is afflicted
with a contagious disease and requires the
care and attendance of such employe, or
where his or her presence in the depart
ment would jeopardze the health of fellow
en- ployes, a physicians certificate so stat
i'm nd civ i'm d o.
lation of the applicant to the person so af-
fiicted. must be filed Immediately upon re-
turn to duty.
Such certificate must also contain state
ment that. in the opinion of the physician
the return of the employee to duty will not
jeopardize the health of fellow employees.
Only those diseases will be recognized as
contagious under the provisions of these
regula tions which the authorities of the
District of Columbia quarantine against.
Persons transferred to this department
from other executive departments or serv-
ices will be allowed leave of absence at the
rate of two and a half days per month
from the date of their transfer only. No
transfer of time due from other depart
ments or services will be allowed. Tenn
porary appointees for three months or less
Will not be allowed leave.
StOppage of Pay Directed.
In all cases where the time records show
an absence in excess of thirty days, dur
ing any calendar year, of any clerk OF en-
ploye, and such excessive absence has not
been authorized by an extension of leave
the administrative officer having jurisdic-
ton is hereby directed to make the neces-
sary stoppage of pay on the pay roll for
the month in which such excess occurs
netting on the pay roll and on the monthly
time report, the amount of money and num-
Der of days stopped this Is to be done be-
fore the pay roll is sent to the division of
appointments for approval.
In view of the apparent disregard of for
mer circulars on the subject of deducting
pay for excessive absence. administrative
officers are hereby directed to require this
circular to be placed in the hands of the
clerk in their respective offices to whom
the keeping of the time account Is as
signed, with Instructions that the pro-
vision for stoppage of pay for excessive
absence must be observed in every case,
and that said time clerk will be held re-
sponsible for any failure Of such obsery-
ance.