312 '1`rmn xix.-SEVERAL CLASSES OF OFFICERS. T I T L E X I X. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SEVERAL CLASSES OF OFFICERS. Sec. $60- 1753. President to regulate admissions to 1775. Notification of nominations, rejecthe civil service. tions, &c., to Secretary of Treas- 1754. Preference of persons disabled in ury. military or naval service. 1776. Removal of office. 1755. Recommendation for employment of 1777. Preservation of copies of Statutes at such nsons. Large. 1756. Form ofxoath ofoffice. 1778. Taking oaths, acknowledgments, &c. 1757. Oath for certain persons. 1779. Restriction upon payments for news- 1758. Who may admiruster oath. papers, &c. 1759. Custody of oath. ‘ 1780. Failure to make returns or reports. 1760. Unauthorized office, no salary for.1781. Prohibition upon taking considera- 1761. Appointees to fill vacancies during tion for procuring contracts, ofrecess of Senate. fices, &c. 1762. Salaries to officers improperly hold- 1782. Upon taking compensation in mating over. ters to w ich United States is a 1763. Double salaries. party. 1764. Extra services. 1783. Persons interested not to act as 1765. Extra allowances. agpnts of the government. 1766. Officer in arrears. 1784. Pro ibition of contributions, pres- 1767. Tenure of office. ents, &c., to superiors. 1768. Suspension and filling vacancim. 1785. Punishment for aiding, dw., in im- 1769. Filling vacancies tempprarily. porting or trading in obscene lite- 1770. Term of office not to extended. rature. 1771. Accepting or exercising office con- 1786. Proceedings against persons illegally trary to law. holding office. 1772. Removing, appointing, or commis- 1787. Penalty or illegally holding office. sioning officer contrary to law. 1788. Disbursing officers orbidden to trade 1773. Commissions. in public funds or property. 1774. N otiiication of appointments to Sec- 1789. Collecting officers for idden to trade retary of Treasury. in pub 1C property. 1790. Restriction on payment for services. P1-esidentpc reg- Sec. 1753. The President is authorized to prescribe such regulations ¤l¤*¤ ,¤}{m°¤*9¤° for the admission of persons into the civil service of the United States as
ma best romote the efficienc thereof, and ascertain the fitness of each
Y . P Y . . 3March, 1871.¢=- candidate in respect to age, health, character, knowledge, and ability for 1}*: ¤· 9· V- mr P· the branch of service into which he seeks to enter; an for this purpose 5 4‘ he may employ suitable persons to conduct such inquiries, and may prescribe their duties, and establish regulations for the conduct of persons who may receive appointments in the civil service. P,.,,;,,,,,,,,,,, of Sec. 1754. Persons honorably discharged from the military or naval persons disabled service by reason of disability resulting from wounds or sickness incurred m mlllwv <>Y ¤¤· in the line of duty, shall be preferred for appointments to civil offices,
-. provided they are found to (possess the business capacity necessary for
N31g¤;r·.1i§6E;R{¤§- the proper discharge of the uties of such offices. (). , S. , . , .571. _ _ _ _ P Recommend,. 1755. In grateful recognition of the services, sacrifices, and suftion for employ- ferings of {persons honorably discharged from the military and naval ment of ¤¤¢h Pep service of t_ e country, by reason of wounds, disease, or the expiration of TELL terms of enlistment, it isrespectfully-recommended to bankers, merchants zniai-.,1865,Ites. manufacturers, mechanics, farmers, and persons engaged in industrial N%7{7» S- 4 V- 13· pursuits, to give them the preference for appointments to remunerative p‘ ‘ situations an employments. Fo,-m of with of Sec. 17 56. Every plersonelected or appointed to any office of honor otnce. _____ or profit, either in the civil, military, or naval service, excepting the ‘ 2 July, 1862, c_ President and the persons embraced by the section following, shall 128, v. 12, p. 502. before entering upon the duties of such office, and before being entitled
- "E,, " ,—,, `G‘,,`“,_ to any lpart of the salary or other emoluments thereof, take and subscribe
lnnd,4]fl1'al1.,333. the fo owing oath: " , A B, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I have
