Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-17
RETIREMENT OF CLERKS
BILL INTRODUCED IN THE HOUSE
BY MR.. FOWLER.
Deduction of Five Per Cent Annually
Provided-No Payments for
Three Years.

Representative Fowles of New Jersey
has introduced in the House civil serV-
ice retirement bill which was prepared by
the United States Civil Service Retirement
Association.
The purpose of the bill is to provide for
the retirement of employees In the classlhed
civil service, and to create fund therefor
at their own expense. In order to create
this fund ) per cent of their salary is to be
deducted monthly for the purpose OF pay
ing retirement annuties. The money Is TO
be held In the treasury of the United States
and what is not needed to pay retirements
is to be invested in Understanding bonds
by the Secretary of the Treasury.
To Begin in Three Years.
Retirements are to begin three years
after the first deduction has been made.
All persons holding absolute appointments
in the classified civil service and who shall
have reached the age of seventy years shall
be retired from service and shall receive an
annual retirement pay equal to one-elghun
OF the average annual salary received
during the last ten years of service for each
year OF service, but no one shall be paid q
greater amount than Sl,0G0 per annuan, ana
all salaries IN excess Of S20C0 per annum
shall be considered as 5000 for all purposes
of the act Those who are fifty years Of
age or over at the date of first deductions
from salaries are to have deducted from
their retired annual pay an amount equal
to per cent of such retired pay
1t is provided that If by reason Of ex-
pert or technical knowledge the retirement
of any employee at seventy years or age
would be a detriment to the service, the
head of the department in which he Is en-
ployed may recommend to the retirement
board that he be retained for a period not
to exceed one year, and like extensions
may be made for five years, when the en-
ploye must be retired.
The maximum length of service as a basis
for computing retirement pay is fixed at
forty years. which precludes the payment
to a retired employee of more than one-half
of his regular salary.
Persons becoming mentally or physically
incapable of performing ordinary duty, after
a service of ten years, either continuous
or cumulative, may be compulsorily retired.
and shall receive pay at the same rate as
above mentioned.
Return of Contributions.
AS no retirements are provided for dur
ing the first three years, the contributions
are to be returned to all employees who re-
sign or are discharged, and to the legal rep
resentatives of all who die. In the event Of
separation from the service after the bill
becomes effective the employee shall receive
the amount deducted from his salary, and in
case of death 1t will be paid to his legal
Representatives.
Applications for retirement are to be made
to the civil service retirement board, created
by the act. by the head of the department
In which the employee Is engaged. and the
board Is 10 hear and determine all applica-
tons for retirement.
Persons separated from the service and
having received their contributions back
may, upon reinstatement in the service,
be restored to the benefits by returning to
the Secretary of the Treasury the amount
received.
The retirement board Is to be composed
of three persons, to be appointed by the
President and the Secretary of the Treas
ury is authorized to appoint from the
classified service such number of clerks as
may be necessary to carry into effect the
provisions of the act