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appointing officer in making such nomination shall certify that, in his opinion, the position to be filled requires such peculiar qualifications in respect to knowledge and ability, or such scientific or special attainments wholly or in part professional or technical, as are not ordinarily acquired in the executive service of the United States, and for the reasons set forth the best interests of the public service require that an examination should be waived in whole or in part. If the President of the United States shall approve such nomination, the Civil Service Commission shall thereupon grant a certificate of qualification, upon such evidence as may be satisfactory to it, that the person so nominated is eligible for and may be appointed to such position by reason of his ascertained qualifications, and by reason of his age, health, and moral character: Provided, That a person so nominated and appointed shall not be transferred to any other position in the classified service except to one that may be filled under the provisions of this clause, and shall not be assigned to any other duties than those pertaining to the particular position to which thus appointed.

Dates and

4. In pursuance of the provisions of section 3 of the civil-service act, places of examiexaminations shall be provided at such places and upon such dates as nations. the Commission shall deem most practicable to subserve the convenience of applicants and the needs of the service.

iners.

Appointment 5. In pursuance of the provisions of section 3 of the civil-service and duties of act, the Commission shall appoint, from persons in the Government boards of examservice, such boards of examiners as it may deem necessary. The members of said boards shall perform such duties as the Commission may direct in connection with examinations, appointments, and promotions in any part of the service which has been or may hereafter be classified. The members of any board of examiners in the performance of their duties as such shall be under the direct and sole control and authority of the Commission. The duties performed by the members of any board of examiners in their capacity as such shall be considered part of the duties of the office in which they are serving, and time shall be allowed for the performance of said duties during the office hours of said office. The members of any board of examiners shall not all be adherents of one political party when persons of other political parties are available and competent to serve upon said board.

cers to facilitate

6. In pursuance of the provisions of section 3 of the civil-service Executive omact, all executive officers of the United States shall facilitate civil- examinations. service examinations; and postmasters, customs officers, internal-revenue officers, and custodians of public buildings at places where such examinations are to be held shall, for the purpose of such examinations, permit and arrange for the use of suitable rooms under their charge, and for heating, lighting, and furnishing the same

RULE V.

Qualifications of applicants. Amended June

1. Every applicant for examination must be a citizen of the United States, must be of proper age, and must make an application under oath, upon a form prescribed by the Commission, and accompanied 28, 1902. by such certificates as may be prescribed. Provided, That in order to secure a sufficient number of eligibles to meet the needs of the service, foreign born persons who have declared their intention to become citizens of the United States may be a mitted to examinations for the position of copperplate map engraver.

from enlisted men.

Applications 2. No application for examination shall be accepted from any person serving in the Army, the Navy, or Marine Corps of the United States, unless the written consent of the head of the department under which said person is enlisted is filed with his application.

tions for exami

Disqualifica- 3. The Commission may, in its discretion, refuse to examine an nation or eligi- applicant or to certify an eligible who is physically so disabled as to bility. be rendered unfit for the performance of the duties of the position to which he seeks appointment, or who has been guilty of a crime or of infamous or notoriously disgraceful conduct, or who has been dismissed from the service for delinquency or misconduct within one year next preceding the date of his application, or who has intentionally made a false statement in any material fact or practiced or attempted to practice any deception or fraud in securing his registration or appointment. Any of the foregoing disqualifications shall be good cause for the removal of an eligible from the service after his appointment.

Age limitations for applicants.

1900; Feb. 26, 1901;

1901; Jan.21, 1902.

4. No application for examination shall be accepted unless the Amended Jan. applicant is within the age limitations fixed herein for entrance to the 2, 1897; Mch. 29, position to which he seeks to be appointed: Provided, That subject to July 31, 1901; Dec. the other conditions of these rules the application of any person whose 23, 1901; Dec. 27, claim of preference under the provisions of section 1754 of the Revised No age limita- Statutes has been allowed by the Commission may be accepted withtions for preference claimants. out regard to his age: And provided further, That in case of positions for which no maximum age limitations are fixed herein the Commission, upon consultation with and approval of the proper head of Department or office, may, by regulation, determine maximum age limitations and confine competition in examinations for such positions to persons within such limitations. The age limitations for entrance to positions in the different branches of the service shall be as follows:

5. No application shall be accepted for examination for a position Applications for trades positions. which belongs to one of the recognized mechanical trades unless it shall be shown that the applicant has served as apprentice or as journeyman or as apprentice and journeyman at said trade for such periods as the Commission may prescribe.

RULE VI.

from examina

The following-named employees or positions which have been clas-, Exceptions sified under the civil-service act shall be excepted from the require- tion or registraments of examination or registration, unless as otherwise herein Amended Nov. specifically stated.

EXECUTIVE OFFICE.

1. Not exceeding two private secretaries or confidential clerks to the President.

tion.

2, 1896; Jan. 27, 1897; Apr.24,1897; May 24, 1897; July 27, 1897; Apr. 18, 1899; May 29,1899.

ALL EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS.

2. Not exceeding two private secretaries or confidential clerks to the head of each of the eight Executive Departments.

3. Not exceeding one private secretary or confidential clerk to each of the assistant heads of the eight Executive Departments.

4. Not exceeding one private secretary or confidential clerk to each of the following heads of bureaus appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate in the eight Executive Departments: The Commissioner of Internal Revenue, the Treasurer of the United States, the Comptroller of the Currency, the Comptroller of the Treasury, the Superintendent of the Coast and Geodetic Survey; in the War Department, the Major-General Commanding the Army, the AdjutantGeneral, the Inspector-General, the Judge-Advocate-General, the Quartermaster-General, the Commissary-General of Subsistence, the Surgeon-General, the Paymaster-General, the Chief of Engineers, the Chief of Ordnance, the Chief Signal Officer, the Chief of the Record and Pension Office, and the Superintendent of Public Buildings and Grounds; and in the Department of the Interior, the Commissioner of the General Land Office, the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, the Commissioner of Patents, the Commissioner of Education, the Assistant Attorney-General for the Interior Department, the Director of the Geological Survey, and the Commissioner of Pensions.

5. Not exceeding one private secretary or confidential clerk to each of the heads of bureaus appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate in the eight Executive Departments not enumerated in paragraph 4 of this rule, if authorized by law.

6. All persons appointed by the President without confirmation by the Senate.

7. Attorneys, assistant attorneys, and special assistant attorneys.

DEPARTMENTS AND OFFICES NOT IN EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS.

8. Not exceeding one private secretary or confidential clerk to the Commissioner of Labor.

9. Not exceeding one private secretary or confidential clerk to the Commissioner of Fish and Fisheries.

10. Not exceeding one private secretary or confidential clerk to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution.

11. Not exceeding one private secretary or confidential clerk to each of the Interstate Commerce Commissioners.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT.

Amended Mar. 2, 1901.

Amended Aug. 2, 1902.

Amendment July 21, 1902.

of

Amendment of July 21, 1902.

12. (a) All shipping commissioners.

(b) All Chinese interpreters.

13. Not exceeding one cashier in each customs district, if authorized by the Secretary of the Treasury.

14. Not exceeding one chief or principal deputy or assistant collector at each customs port, or at the port of New York not exceeding one solicitor to the collector, if authorized by the Secretary of the Treasury; and not exceeding one principal deputy collector of customs at each subport or station.

15. Not exceeding one deputy naval officer at each customs port where a naval officer is authorized by law.

16. (a) Not exceeding one deputy surveyor of customs at each customs port where a surveyor is authorized by law.

(b) Not exceeding one confidential clerk, if authorized by the Secretary of the Treasury, to the Commissioner of Immigration at the port of New York.

17. Not exceeding one private secretary or confidential clerk, if authorized by the Secretary of the Treasury, to the collector of each customs district where the receipts for the last preceding fiscal year amounted to as much as $500,000.

18. Not exceeding one private secretary or confidential clerk, if authorized by the Secretary of the Treasury, to each of the appraisers at the ports of Boston, New York, and Philadelphia, respectively.

19. (a) Not exceeding one counsel before the Board of United States General Appraisers.

(b) Not exceeding one immigrant inspector and law clerk, if authorized by the Secretary of the Treasury, in the office of the Commissioner of Immigration at the port of New York.

20. Not exceeding one paymaster in the New York customs district. 21. All positions in Alaska in the customs and internal-revenue services.

22. All deputy collectors of internal revenue who are borne on the rolls as such and the allowance for whose salaries is approved by the Secretary of the Treasury: Provided, That no position designated as a clerkship under a collector of internal revenue, appointment to which is made by the Secretary of the Treasury, shall be discontinued for the purpose of substituting a deputy collectorship therefor, or for any purpose other than a bona fide reduction of force, and that before such reduction shall be made the reasons therefor shall be given in writing by the collector of the district and shall be approved by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue and the Secretary of the Treasury. 23. Storekeepers and gaugers whose compensation does not exceed $3 per day when actually employed and whose aggregate compensation shall not exceed $500 per annum.

24. Officer in charge of the Bureau of Statistics.

25. Not exceeding one chief clerk in each mint or assay office, who is authorized by law to act for the superintendent or assayer in charge during his absence or disability.

26. One private secretary or confidential clerk to the superintendent, one cashier, one deposit weigh clerk, one assistant coiner, one assistant melter and refiner, and one assistant assayer in each mint or assay office.

Provided, That appointments to the positions named in this rule in clauses 13, 14, 15, 16, 22, and 23 shall be subject to an examination, to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury, equivalent to the examination held by the Commission for positions of like grade. Such examinations shall be conducted by the Commission in accordance with its regulations: Provided, That examinations may be waived by the Secretary of the Treasury for appointments in the Alaska customs service and internal-revenue service in Alaska.

WAR DEPARTMENT.

27. All paymasters' clerks.

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.

28. Wardens, chaplains, and physicians in the United States penitentiaries or prisons.'

29. Not to exceed one private secretary or confidential clerk to each United States district attorney.

30. Examiners.

Amended June 19, 1900.

POST-OFFICE DEPARTMENT.

31. The Assistant Attorney-General for the Post-Office Department. 32. Not exceeding one private secretary or confidential clerk to the Assistant Attorney-General.

33. Not exceeding one private secretary or confidential clerk to the postmaster, if authorized by the Postmaster-General, at each postoffice where the receipts of the last preceding fiscal year amounted to as much as $350,000.

34. One assistant postmaster or the chief assistant to the postmaster Amendment of June 6, 1899. of whatever designation at each post-office.

35. Not exceeding one auditor at the post-office in New York City. 36. Not exceeding one finance clerk, if authorized by law and regularly and actually assigned to act as auditor, at each post-office where the receipts for the last preceding fiscal year amounted to as much as $350,000.

37. Not exceeding one cashier or finance clerk at each first-class post-office.

38. Not exceeding one cashier and one finance clerk at each postoffice where the receipts for the last preceding fiscal year amounted to as much as $500,000.

39. Not exceeding one cashier and two finance clerks at each postoffice where the receipts for the last preceding fiscal year amounted to as much as $1,000,000.

40. Not exceeding one cashier and three finance clerks at each postoffice where the receipts for the last preceding fiscal year amounted to as much as $2,000,000.

41. Not exceeding one clerk, who shall be a regular physician, at each first-class post-office, when authorized by the Postmaster-General, to examine applications for sick leave, and also to act as a general utility clerk.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.

42. The superintendent of the Hot Springs Reservation. 43. One special land inspector, and four special inspectors.

Amended January 23, 1902.