Annual Report1898 |
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... transfer in the New York customs district . 190 190 192 3. Government Printing Office . 194 PART V. - DECISIONS . I. Decisions of courts relating to civil - service statutes : Remarks 201 Office a public trust 201 ( 1 ) Federal courts ...
... transfer in the New York customs district . 190 190 192 3. Government Printing Office . 194 PART V. - DECISIONS . I. Decisions of courts relating to civil - service statutes : Remarks 201 Office a public trust 201 ( 1 ) Federal courts ...
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... Transfer of Cyrus B. Lower . VI . Complaints affecting the post - office service : Akron , Ohio , post - office Anderson , Ind . , post office .. Anniston , Ala . , post - office Bridgeton , N. J. , post - office ... Brooklyn , N. Y. ...
... Transfer of Cyrus B. Lower . VI . Complaints affecting the post - office service : Akron , Ohio , post - office Anderson , Ind . , post office .. Anniston , Ala . , post - office Bridgeton , N. J. , post - office ... Brooklyn , N. Y. ...
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... transfer and promotion in the departmental serv- ice , under the provisions of Rules X and XI , the number of appli- cants that passed and that failed , and their legal residence ...... 8. Examinations for the Indian service , the ...
... transfer and promotion in the departmental serv- ice , under the provisions of Rules X and XI , the number of appli- cants that passed and that failed , and their legal residence ...... 8. Examinations for the Indian service , the ...
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... transferred to the competitive list . Two methods of extending the civil - service rules were under consideration before the extension of May 6 , 1896 . One method proposed was to make specific inclusions by designations of positions ...
... transferred to the competitive list . Two methods of extending the civil - service rules were under consideration before the extension of May 6 , 1896 . One method proposed was to make specific inclusions by designations of positions ...
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... transferred to the civil list in 1882 . 10 050 69 51 2 886 2 22 28 285 46 11 26 118 132 63 95 171 173 10 14 50 166 4 65 499 4 77 457 11 31 75 208 5 545 7 12 615 10 56 0 11 337 68 394 112 259 238 642 090 605 000 000 000 20 48 844 388 392 ...
... transferred to the civil list in 1882 . 10 050 69 51 2 886 2 22 28 285 46 11 26 118 132 63 95 171 173 10 14 50 166 4 65 499 4 77 457 11 31 75 208 5 545 7 12 615 10 56 0 11 337 68 394 112 259 238 642 090 605 000 000 000 20 48 844 388 392 ...
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Page 105 - Such examinations shall be practical in their character, and so far as may be shall relate to those matters which will fairly test the relative capacity and fitness of the persons examined to discharge the duties of the service into which they seek to be appointed.
Page 237 - Appointments and promotions in the civil service of the State, and of all the civil divisions thereof, including cities and villages, shall be made according to merit and fitness to be ascertained, so far as practicable, by examinations, which, so far as practicable, shall be competitive...
Page 214 - We admit, as all must admit, that the powers of the government are limited, and that its limits are not to be transcended. But we think the sound construction of the constitution must allow to the national legislature that discretion, with respect to the means by which the powers it confers are to be carried into execution, which will enable that body to perform the high duties assigned to it in the manner most beneficial to the people.
Page 236 - No man, nor corporation, or association of men, have any other title to obtain advantages, or particular and exclusive privileges, distinct from those of the community, than what arises from the consideration of services rendered to the public...
Page 109 - ... of the United States, and no clerk or employee of any department, branch or bureau of the executive, judicial, 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 236 - Government is instituted for the common good; for the protection, safety, prosperity, and happiness of the people; and not for the profit, honor, or private interest of any one man, family, or class of men: Therefore the people alone have an incontestable unalienable. and indefeasible right to institute government; and to reform, alter, or totally change the same, when their protection, safety, prosperity, and happiness require it.
Page 107 - ... corruptly make any false 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 109 - 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 416 - Fifth, that no person in the public service is for that reason under any obligation to contribute to any political fund, or to render any political service, and that he will not be removed or otherwise prejudiced for refusing to do so.
Page 214 - The head of each department is authorized to prescribe regulations not inconsistent with law, for the government of his department, the conduct of its officers and clerks, the distribution and performance of its business, and the custody, use, and preservation of the records, papers, and property appertaining to it.