Report of the United States Civil-Service CommissionU.S. Government Printing Office, 1897 |
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... failed , and the legal residence , average age , and educa- tion of competitors . ) 1. The departmental , railway mail , Indian , and Government printing services , showing State , Territory , or District in which examina- tions were ...
... failed , and the legal residence , average age , and educa- tion of competitors . ) 1. The departmental , railway mail , Indian , and Government printing services , showing State , Territory , or District in which examina- tions were ...
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... failed to register for places . I did not fail to see the force of these arguments ; but , on the other hand , it was to be considered that if such a system was ever to be in force it must have a beginning , and that if the first ...
... failed to register for places . I did not fail to see the force of these arguments ; but , on the other hand , it was to be considered that if such a system was ever to be in force it must have a beginning , and that if the first ...
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... failed to pass . Compared with the previous year , this shows an increase of 379 in the whole number examined , an increase in the whole number who passed of 691 , and a decrease in the whole number who failed to pass of 312 . The whole ...
... failed to pass . Compared with the previous year , this shows an increase of 379 in the whole number examined , an increase in the whole number who passed of 691 , and a decrease in the whole number who failed to pass of 312 . The whole ...
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... failed to receive absolute appointment , while last year in the railway mail service , where physical qualifications are prerequisite to examination , only 5 out of 655 persons selected for appointment failed to receive absolute ...
... failed to receive absolute appointment , while last year in the railway mail service , where physical qualifications are prerequisite to examination , only 5 out of 655 persons selected for appointment failed to receive absolute ...
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... failure to perform his duties as secretary . At the Toledo , Ohio , post- office it was shown that an employee had violated the civil - service act by making false representations for the purpose of injuring the pros- pects of ...
... failure to perform his duties as secretary . At the Toledo , Ohio , post- office it was shown that an employee had violated the civil - service act by making false representations for the purpose of injuring the pros- pects of ...
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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.