Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-24
Treasury Department Labor
ers Will Have to Do It.
MR.. SHAW'S NEW ORDER
RULES PRACTICALLY AMOUNT TO
CIVIL SERVICE.
However, the System Of Appointment.
Will Be Separate From the
Classified List.

regulations practically amounting to civil
service has been accomplished by the
Treasury Department, which today issued
the regulations that will govern the ap-
pointment Of such laborers in the depart
ment. These regulations, signed by Secre-
tary Shaw and the civil service commits
sion, will be OF widespread interest They
are fallows:
"In pursuance of the executive order of
the President, dated July 3, 1902. the fol-
lowing regulations governing appointment
to positions of mere manual unskilled la
borer under the Treasury Department in
the District Of Columbia, are hereby ap-
proved and promulgated
81. These regulations shall not have the
effect of bringing positions Of mere laborer
within the provisions of the act Of January
16, 1888 known as the civil service act, or
of the rules In pursuance thereof; but the
system Of appointments hereby established
shall be separate and distinct from the
classified service.
SO. No person shall be appointed to or en-
ployed in any position of mere laborer UNI
der the Treasury Department, in the Dis
trict of Columbia, except In accordance
with these regulations.
Board Of Labor Employment.
''3. The Secretary of the Treasury shall
appoint a board of labor employment Of not
less than three members who shall be Off
GERS employees Of the Treasury Depart
ment and who for the present shall be COM
posed of the committee on personnel.
~. Each applicant shall make application
on a form prescribed by the board of labor
employment and approved by the civil serv-
| ice commission, showing his age, physical
condition and other qualifications for the
performance of mere manual labor. as indi-
Gated by his past occupations. The form
of application shall be accompanied by Ger
| tifcates or vouchers from three reputable
citizens who have knowledge or and are
| competent to testify as to the applicants
| character and his qualifications for per
forming manual labor.
IS. Political or religious affiliations of APP
| plicants shall not be given any considera-
| ton whatever nor shall political indorse-
| ments be received or entertained
| SO. Applications OF persons over ffty-hve
years of age Will not be considered, except
| of honorably discharged United States SOL
| diers or sailors Of the civil war or of the
| Spanish-American war. and of those en-
| titled to the benefits Of section 1I54, Revised
| Statutes.
| 81 Applications shall not be received
from persons who are badly crippled or de-
| formed, or from persons who are not cit1-
zens of the United States. Applicants who
| claim citizenship through naturalization
| shall be required to submit to the board
documentary proof Of their naturalization.
| Applications at Any Time.
| So Applications shall be received by the
board of labor employment at any time.
| On the LIST Of January and the LIST. Of July
| of each year the board shall determine the
| relative fitness OF each applicant who has
filed his application in complete form within
| the six months preceding. The rating or
| determination of relative fitness shall be
made a scale of 100 and based upon a
| careful consideration of the applicants age.
his physical qualifications for performing
mere manual labor, and his ability and
| adaptabilty to perform such labor. special
consideration being given any former SER
| vice as laborer in the department.
| I'm rating an applicant, no credit shall be
given for any qualifications which he may
| possess other than those for the perform
| ance of manual labor, as above enumer-
| ated. The fact that an applicant cannot
| read and write shall not be considered in
| determining his rating. Whenever in any
| case the board is unable to determine salts
| factorily the rating of an applicant upon
| the information furnished in connection
with the application, it may secure such
| further information as 1t may desire in re-
| spect to the applicants character or abil-
ity, and may summon the applicant to APP
| pear personally before the board or its rep
| reSentative.
| provided, That all information mat
ter which is given any consideration in de-
termining the rating shall be reduced to
writing and made part of the applicant s
| papers. All applicants who receive a rat
ing Of seventy or more shall be deemed
order to supply qualified persons for ap-
pointment, the board may at any time be-
tween January / and July l. rate all appli-
cants whose applications may be at such
time file and unrated.
List Eligibles Placed on Register.
80. AS soon as the board has completed
the rating of applicants for any period. as
provided in section Of these regulations.
it shall enter upon the register of eligibles
81 oil yxyhn hoe 6ofa
mined, in accordance with said section. to
be eligible for the performance of mere
manual labor arranged in the order OF
relative fitness, with the highest first:
| Provided, That the names of elgibles
who are entitled 10 preference under sec
ton 1914 of the Revised Statutes shall be
placed at the head of the register in thu
order Of their ratings. Separate registers OF
eligibles shall be kept, one for males and
one for females. The period of eligibility
shall be year from the date on which
the name of an eligible is entered on the
register.
10 Whenever the Secretary of the
Treasury desires to fill by original appoint
ment an existing vacancy in the position of
mere manual laborer, upon his request the
board of labor employment shall certify to
him from the male or the female register,
as indicated in the request, the three names
at the head thereof which have not been
three times certified. OF the three names
| certified the Secretary Of the Treasury shall
select one for appointment. and if at the
time of selection there are more vacancies
than one, he may select more than one.
1.-THE policy of the Treasury Department
will be to select for appointment the high
est of the three names certified, unless, for
| some reason satisfactory to the department
it Is deemed best to select one of the
others. A person selected for appointment
shall receive certificate for a probation
airy period of six months. at the end of
which period, If his conduct and capacity
are satisfactory to the Secretary of the
Treasury. he shall be given an absolute ap-
| pointment; but II his conduct and capacity
be not satisfactory, he shall be notified
that he will not receive absolute appoint
nent because of such unsatisfactory con-
duct or want of capacity, and such notif-
cation shall discharge him from the service
Removal during the probationary period
or after absolute appointment shall be
made without any regard to political or
religious affiliations. Whenever a person is
separated from the position of mere man
ual labor for any reason, he shall be given
| what may be known as a separation card.
upon which shall be entered a Statement. of
the reasons for his separation and Of the
character Of service rendered by him.
Open to Civil Service Inspection.