Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-07-01
CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT GU


Members OF the United States Ci.
Wi Service Retirement Association
5es arc hopeful that the measure adyo.
Gated by their organization will be
passed without difficulty by the pres
ent Congress-.
The bill was drafted with extreme
'aIA1s care by expert lawyers, based upon
CURES obtained from actuares. who
s were supplied with official data. MOI
single valid objection to any I'm
portant clause OF the bill has yet heen
presented, and the association Is
y confident that 1t can convince the
Senate and House that the bill will
effect the aim desired without talk.
ing . dollar from the treasury.
The bill provides that per cent
Of the salary or pay of each absolute.
appointed employee OF the clnssI.
ded civil service shall be withheld
and deposited In the treasury OF the
"a United States and constitute retire.
s(nent fund. The money so collected
$,3A to be invested In interest bearing
3 Rpds. but tho secretary OF the
Z s,lry may sel such portion rs
he necessary to carry out the
visions OF the bill. .RRtstarenenfs
begin three years after the
deduction.
& persons holding absolute APP
2@]s In the classified civil ser.
Il to be retired on the first
July or january next after the
Keith birthday anniversary. and
j receive an annual salary or
!3fs of one-eigEtieth of the average
i al salary or pay received during
lsV ten years previous to such
FoAtsxampie, II the average salary
of the employee for the last ten years
of service be $1,000. and he has sery.
U IS ed thirty years, he will receive one
A eightieth of $1,000 for each OF the
thirty years. or thlrty-eightieths OF
u $1,000, or $3.50 year for. the re-
VI mRindes OF his llfe
If by reason of the expert or tech
snical knowledge OF ali employe, his
retirement at seventy would be detri.
mental to the service no may lie
retained, five years when ne shall be
81 retired.
No person is to be paid more than
4. $1,000. and all salaries In excess Of
/ 900 are to he considered as $4,000
afor all purposes of the act.
q y eSeAtsfAgs who are fifty years
yer Mt the date of the
III 81 ,n from salaries are to
Esf 5Ss Us d from their retired pny
imon equal to s per cent Of
sash retirS pay.
For the barpese of computing the
~ amount OF ,1retireAent Nay. the maxi
(: mum length OF service Is to be con.
sidersd MS fotty years that is. II a
ID person servef forty.five years, he
MIL receive retirement pay at only
40.8G of his average annual salary
ss Tor the last & kn years OF service.
I, after o iservice Of ten years.
an ernploye ahall become mentally
sc o. Sphy sically Incapable of performing
t,,s ordinary duties required, through
Id fault or vicious habit OF his own.
& f,e may be compulsorily retired and
Il raid retirement pay on the same
j, ssis ass In other cases.
II an einpi0ye be separated from
4 the sseryace bic! lis to besnaid hack the
ara6,sat; deducted from, his salary.
4 and liz ne die his legal representa-.
fSIs to he paid the amount de-
iucted from his salary. II. after
N ration and refundment he re-en.
sefs the service his period of SER
Ice is to date from his return. to
Z u ia service, unless within ninety
ne returns the amount refund.
4 IN which event his former ser.
Ia VIII pc computed In his total
U Ice Ii
Applications for retirement are to
z 5 Sa al AIDE To- the civil service retire.