Year: 1867

The following is the text of the bill reg
uiating the tenure of certain civil offices
Ss passed by Congress; . -


AN ACT regulating the tenure of certain
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Be it enacted By the. Senate and House
Of Representatives Of the United States
Of America IN Congress assembled, That
every person holding any civil office to
which he has been appointed by and with
the advice and consent of the Senate, and
every person who shall hereafter be ap-
pointed to any such Office. and shall lfbecome
duly qualified to act therein, is, aud shall
be entitled to hold such Office until his sue
cessor shall have been in like manner ap-
pointed and duly qualified. except as here
in otherwise provided. ProUided That the
Secretaries of State, of the Treasury, of
War, of the Navy, and of the Interior, the
Postmaster General, and the Attorney Gen
eral, shall hold their offices respectively for
and during the term of the President by
whom they may have. been appointed, and
for one month thereafter, subject to iremoY-
al by and with the advice and consent of
the Senate. ....'-.......-... .--...---


SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That
when any officer appointed as aforesaid,
excepting Judges of the United States
CDurts, shall, during q recess of. the Senate.
be shown by evidence satisfactory to the
President to be guilty. of misconduct in
OIuce, OF crime, OF IOf any reason snail De-
come incapable or legally disqualified to
perform its duties, 10 such case, and in no
other, the President may suspend any such
officer, aud designate some suitable person
to perform temporarily the duties of such
office Until the next meeting of the Senate,
and until the case shall be acted upon by
the Senate, and snch persons so designated
shall take the oaths and give the bonds re-
Quired by law to be taken and given by
the person duly appointed to fill such office;
and in such case it shall be the duty of the
President, within twenty days after the first
day of such next meeting of the Senate. to
report to the Senate such suspension, with
the evidence and reasons for his action in
the case, and the name of the person 80
designated to, perform the duties of such
Offiee. and if the Senate shall con-
cur in such suspension and advise
and consent to the removal of such officer,
they shall so certify to the President, who
may thereupon remove such officer, and. by
and with. the advice and consent of the
Senate, appoint another person toiqsuch
office. But If the Senate shall refuse to
concur in such suspension. such officer so
suspended shall forthwith resume the
functions of his office. and the powers of
the person so performing its duties in his
stead shall cease, and the official salary and
emolumentS of such officer shall, during
such suspension, belong to the person so
performing the duties thereof. and not to
the officer SO suspended; provided, however,
that the President, in Care he shall become
satisfied that such.suspeBsiOn=was made on
Insufficient grounds, shall be authorized at
any time before reporting such suspension
to the Senate. as above provided. to revoke
such suspension. and reinstate such officer
in the performance of the duties of such