The Civil-service Reform MovementPress of G. H. Ellis, 1882 - 76 páginas |
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... means the utter divorce of official interference from the expression by the citizens of their choice of officers . " Yet , conceding all that has been stated , the charge is sometimes made , that a system of official selection , pro ...
... means the utter divorce of official interference from the expression by the citizens of their choice of officers . " Yet , conceding all that has been stated , the charge is sometimes made , that a system of official selection , pro ...
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... means holding an office ; and yet only one hundred thousand offices for fifty millions of people is a ludicrously small allowance , and not " enough to go around . " He has not clearly apprehended the nature of our government . This is ...
... means holding an office ; and yet only one hundred thousand offices for fifty millions of people is a ludicrously small allowance , and not " enough to go around . " He has not clearly apprehended the nature of our government . This is ...
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... means in the end the utter decay of all real interest in public affairs . " The proposed reform strikes at the root of these evils . It aims to introduce efficiency into administration , and to protect the exercise of each citizen's ...
... means in the end the utter decay of all real interest in public affairs . " The proposed reform strikes at the root of these evils . It aims to introduce efficiency into administration , and to protect the exercise of each citizen's ...
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... means , certain details as to knowledge of candidates claim attention , and chiefly these three : How is the president to know ? May not a senator or representative sometimes know ? Can the president act through an examining board ? All ...
... means , certain details as to knowledge of candidates claim attention , and chiefly these three : How is the president to know ? May not a senator or representative sometimes know ? Can the president act through an examining board ? All ...
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... mean obtaining the most work for the least money . " And , after expressing his disapproval of this claim , he passes on to mention what he considers would " more probably secure an efficient service . " 2 But this is a free country ...
... mean obtaining the most work for the least money . " And , after expressing his disapproval of this claim , he passes on to mention what he considers would " more probably secure an efficient service . " 2 But this is a free country ...
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Página 68 - 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.
Página 70 - ... falsely mark, grade, estimate, or report upon the examination or proper standing...
Página 70 - ... 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...
Página 70 - That any said commissioner, examiner, copyist, or messenger, or any person in the public service who shall willfully and corruptly, by himself or in co-operation with one or more other persons, defeat, deceive, or obstruct any person in respect of his or her right of examination...
Página 11 - The president is authorized to prescribe such regulations for the admission of persons into the civil service of the United States as may best promote the efficiency thereof...
Página 68 - Sixth, that no person in said service has any right to use his official authority or influence to coerce the political action of any person or body.
Página 69 - Columbia where examinations are directed by the President or by said board to be held, to allow the reasonable use of the public buildings for holding such examinations, and in all proper ways to facilitate the same.
Página 71 - Statutes, nor to take from the President any authority not inconsistent with this act conferred by the seventeen hundred and fifty-third section of said statutes; nor shall any officer not in the executive branch of the government, or any person merely employed as a laborer or workman...
Página 68 - That it shall be the duty of said commissioners : "FIRST. To aid the President, as he may request, in preparing suitable rules for carrying this act into effect, and when said rules shall have been promulgated it shall be the duty of all officers of the United States in the departments and offices to which any such rules may relate to aid, in all proper ways, in carrying said rules, and any modifications thereof, into effect.
Página 68 - ... from among those who have been examined, of the place of residence of such persons, of the rejection of any such persons after probation, of transfers, resignations, and removals, and of the date thereof, and a record of the same shall be kept by said commission.