Report of the United States Civil-Service CommissionU.S. Government Printing Office, 1897 |
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... agencies destined to cleanse our politics and to improve , economize , and elevate the public service . There are now in the competitive classified service upward of 84,000 places . More than half of these have been included from time ...
... agencies destined to cleanse our politics and to improve , economize , and elevate the public service . There are now in the competitive classified service upward of 84,000 places . More than half of these have been included from time ...
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... agencies were placed under civil - service rules . The wisdom of the change has been demonstrated in the increased efficiency of the clerical force and decided improvement in the entire agency service . [ From the report of the ...
... agencies were placed under civil - service rules . The wisdom of the change has been demonstrated in the increased efficiency of the clerical force and decided improvement in the entire agency service . [ From the report of the ...
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... agencies . On March 20 , 1896 , the classification was extended to the employees of Indian agencies and school employees not previously included . By Executive orders of May 6 , 1896 , the classification was extended to practi- cally ...
... agencies . On March 20 , 1896 , the classification was extended to the employees of Indian agencies and school employees not previously included . By Executive orders of May 6 , 1896 , the classification was extended to practi- cally ...
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... agencies under civil - service rules , says : The wisdom of the change has been demonstrated in the increased efficiency of the clerical force and decided improvement in the entire agency service . And with reference to the working ...
... agencies under civil - service rules , says : The wisdom of the change has been demonstrated in the increased efficiency of the clerical force and decided improvement in the entire agency service . And with reference to the working ...
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... agencies . The Steamboat - Inspection Service . The Marine - Hospital Service . The Light - House Service . The Life - Saving Service . The several mints and assay offices . The Revenue - Cutter Service . The force employed under ...
... agencies . The Steamboat - Inspection Service . The Marine - Hospital Service . The Light - House Service . The Life - Saving Service . The several mints and assay offices . The Revenue - Cutter Service . The force employed under ...
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Page 48 - ... of the United States, and no clerk or employee of any department, branch or bureau of the executive, jndicial, or military or naval service of the United States, shall, directly or indirectly, solicit or receive, or be in any manner concerned in soliciting or receiving, any assessment, subscription, or contribution for any political purpose whatever...
Page 46 - ... representations concerning the same or concerning the person examined, or who shall willfully and corruptly furnish to any person any special or secret information for the purpose of either improving or injuring the prospects or chances of any person so examined, or to be examined, being appointed, employed, or promoted...
Page 45 - Eighth, that notice shall be given in writing by the appointing power to said commission of the persons selected for appointment or employment from among those who have been examined, of the place of residence of such persons, of the rejection of any such persons after probation...
Page 45 - Congress, showing its own action, the rules and regulations and the exceptions thereto in force, the practical effects thereof, and any suggestions it may approve for the more effectual accomplishment of the purposes of this act.
Page 152 - Persons honorably discharged from the military or naval service by reason of disability resulting from wounds or sickness incurred in the line of duty, shall be preferred for appointments to civil offices, provided they are found to possess the business capacity necessary for the proper discharge of the duties of such offices.
Page 65 - An act to regulate and improve the civil service of the United States...
Page 146 - ... or promise or threaten to do so for giving or withholding or neglecting to make any contribution of money or service or any other valuable thing for any political purpose.
Page 48 - No officer or employee of the United States mentioned in this act shall discharge, or promote, or degrade, or in any manner change the official rank or compensation of any other officer or employee, or promise or threaten so to do, for giving or withholding or neglecting to make any contribution of money or other valuable thing for any political purpose.
Page 47 - ... as many as fifty. And thereafter, from time to time, on the direction of the President...
Page 47 - That no recommendation of any person who shall apply for office or place under the provisions of this act which may be given by any Senator or member of the House of Representatives, except as to the character or residence of the applicant, shall be received or considered by any person concerned in making any examination or appointment under this act.