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166. Four hours, exclusive of time for luncheon, shall until further notice constitute a day's work on Saturdays from June 15 to September 15 of each year for all clerks and other employees of the Federal Government, wherever employed; and all Executive or other orders in conflict herewith, except the Executive order of April 4, 1908, relating to certain naval stations, are hereby revoked.

Provided, however, That this order shall not apply to any bureau or office of the Government, or to any of the clerks or other employees thereof, that may for special public reasons be excepted therefrom by the head of the department having supervision or control of such bureau or office, or where the same would be inconsistent with the provisions of existing law. (Ex. order, June 9, 1914; Bull. 26, W. D., 1914.) Held, that the commanding officer of the arsenal was not the "head of the department," within the meaning of said proviso, who had authority to except the clerks or employees of any bureau or office under his control from the operation of the order, but that the power to make such exceptions should be limited to the heads of departments as the term is commonly understood.

Held further, that the effect of the order was to make Saturdays during the months of July, August, and September a four-hour day out of what would otherwise have been an eight-hour day and subject to the same limitations, and that in case of emergency the hours might be extended the same as in the case of an eight-hour day. (Opin. J. A. G., Sept. 8, 1913; Bull. 31, W. D., 1913.)

167. The employees of the navy yard, Government Printing Office, Bureau of Printing and Engraving, and all other per diem employees of the Government on duty at Washington, or elsewhere in the United States, shall be allowed the following holidays, to wit: The first day of January, the twenty-second day of February, the fourth day of July, the twenty-fifth day of December, and such days as may be designated by the President as days for national thanksgiving, and shall receive the same pay as on other days. (23 Stat., 516.)

168. All per diem employees of the Government on duty at Washington or elsewhere in the United States shall be allowed the day of each year which is celebrated as "Memorial" or "Decoration Day” and the Fourth of July of each year as holidays, and shall receive the same pay as on other days. (24 Stat., 644.) 169. The first Monday of September in each year, being the day celebrated and known as Labor's Holiday, is hereby made a legal public holiday, to all intents and purposes, in the same manner as Christmas, the first day of January, the twenty-second day of February, the thirtieth day of May, and the fourth of July are now made by law public holidays. (Act of June 28, 1894; 28 Stat., 96.)

170. It is hereby ordered that hereafter all per diem employees and other day laborers in the Federal public service, wherever employed, whose employment extends through and beyond the first Monday in September, commonly known as Labor Day, and set apart as a legal public holiday for certain branches of the public service by the act of June 28, A. D. 1894, be excused from work on said day, and shall receive the same pay as on other days, and the said day is declared to be a holiday for all purposes for said per diem employees and laborers.

Provided, however, That this order shall not apply to any bureau or office of the Government, or to any of the clerks or other employees thereof, that may for special public reasons be excepted therefrom by the head of the department having supervision or control of such bureau or office, or where the same would be inconsistent with the provisions of existing law. (Ex. order, Aug. 1, 1912.)

CLASSIFICATION.

171. The classified service, coming within the operation of the civil-service act, rules, and regulations, includes all officers and employees in the executive civil service, except persons employed as laborers and persons whose appointments are subject to confirmation by the Senate. It is divided into educational and noneducational positions, according to the character of examination required for appointment. (a) Educational positions in the Quartermaster Corps of the Army: *Clerk.

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*Electrical engineer.

*Electrician (over $900).

Inspector of vessels.

*Messenger.

*Messenger boy.

Port steward.

*Stenographer.

*Storekeeper.

Superintendent of construction. *Typewriter.

*Watchman, etc.

The examinations for the above positions require educational tests.

(b) Noneducational positions in the Quartermaster Corps of the Army:

*Blacksmith.

*Blacksmith's helper.

*Blacksmith and horseshoer.

*Blacksmith and wheelwright. *Carpenter.

*Chauffeur.

*Electrician ($900 or under).

Engineer, marine.

*Engineer, stationary ($900 or under).
Fireman, marine.

* May be filled by enlistment. See note under par. 173.

(f) Noneducational positions in the Quartermaster Corps of the Army-Continued.

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The above positions are not subject to any scholastic examination, applicants being rated upon evidence adduced as to their experience and physical ability. Most of these positions require mechanical skill and a prescribed period of service at a trade. The evidence given in the certificates of those who vouch for the applicant and the applicant's sworn statement as to the length and scope of the experience are considered.

172. The unclassified service embraces unskilled laborers or workmen whose appointment and employment are as follows:

(a) The President has promulgated regulations to govern appointments of unskilled laborers which apply to the Federal offices in the following cities:

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(b) The employment of unskilled laborers in these cities will be made from certification of eligibles obtained from the proper district secretary or upon his authority.

At other places, where the regulations do not apply, unskilled laborers may be employed after such tests of fitness as may be satisfactory to the officer engaging the service.

(c) The civil-service rules provide that no person appointed as a laborer, without examination under the rules (including those appointed under the labor regulations), shall be assigned to work of the same grade as that performed by classified employees, and no person shall be admitted to any place not excepted from examination by the rules until he shall have passed an appropriate examination before the commission and his eligibility has been certified to the appointing officer by the commission.

(d) When the principal duties pertaining to a position are of the sort performed by classified employees, the position, by virtue of the fact, shall be treated as classified.

173. Registers of eligibles of enlisted men of the Quartermaster Corps, for practically all of the noneducational positions (excepting those in the harbor-boat service), and such educational positions as clerkchecker, electrician, engineer, forage master, storekeeper, typewriter, etc., as are to be filled by sergeants or sergeants first class, are maintained in the office of the Quartermaster General, as the result of examina, tions held under the provisions of paragraph 118, and vacancies occurring in these positions will hereafter be filled as far as practicable from those registers covering the following positions: In the educational class:

Clerk.
Checker.

Electrician.

Electrical engineer.

Forage master.

Storekeeper.

In the noneducational class:

Blacksmith.

Blacksmith's helper.

Blacksmith and horseshoer.

Blacksmith and wheelwright.

Carpenter.

Chauffeur.

Electrician.

Fireman, stationary.

In the noneducational class-Continued.

Foreman of laborers.

Foreman of mechanics.

Foreman of shoe and harness shop.

Foreman of stables.

Harness maker.

Horseshoer.

Mason.

Pack master.

Painter.

Plumber.

Steam fitter.

Tinner.

Train master.

Wagon master.
Wheelwright.

SPECIAL NOTE.-On June 24, 1913, the Civil Service Commission was advised that no trouble is anticipated in obtaining suitably qualified enlisted men for the above positions.

* May be filled by enlistment. See note under par. 173.

174. Registers for educational positions of a professional or technical character, as enumerated below, will be kept at the office of the Civil Service Commission, Washington, D. C., and requisitions for lists of eligibles will be made by the Quartermaster General:

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175. Registers for all noneducational positions, for unskilled laborers, and for the educational positions enumerated below will be kept by the several district secretaries of the Civil Service Commission, and requisitions for lists of eligibles to fill authorized positions will be made by department and depot quartermasters and quartermasters at certain independent stations:

Clerk.

Checker.

Elevator conductor.

Forage master.

Messenger.

Messenger boy.
Stenographer. -

Storekeeper.

Typewriter.
Watchman.

176. Department quartermasters will, as far as may be practicable, in order to avoid unnecessary delay, request district secretaries to furnish certifications of eligibles direct to the quartermasters of the posts or stations at which the appointments are to be made.

177. Department and depot quartermasters and quartermasters at certain independent stations will call by letter upon district secretaries for lists of eligibles as follows:

(a) The department quartermaster, Eastern Department

For vacancies occurring at posts in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, and at Forts H. G. Wright, Michie, and Terry, N. Y., first district, Boston. For posts in New York (except Forts H. G. Wright, Michie, and Terry), second district, New York.

For posts in Delaware and New Jersey, third district, Philadelphia.

For posts in District of Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia, fourth district, Washington.

For posts in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Tennessee, fifth district, Atlanta.

For posts in Kentucky, sixth district, Cincinnati.

For posts in Porto Rico, local secretary, San Juan.

For vacancies at Fort Crockett, Tex., Fort Jackson, Fort St. Philip, and Jackson Barracks, La., tenth district, New Orleans.

For vacancies at Fort Logan H. Roots, Ark., ninth district, St. Louis.

(b) The department quartermaster, Central Department

For vacancies occurring at posts in Indiana and Ohio, sixth district, Cincinnati.

For posts in Illinois and Michigan, seventh district, Chicago.

For posts in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota, eighth district, St. Paul.
For posts in Kansas and Missouri, ninth district, St. Louis.

For posts in Wyoming (except Fort Yellowstone), and for vacancies at Fort Missoula, Mont., eleventh district, Seattle.

For posts in Colorado, twelfth district, San Francisco.

(c) The department quartermaster, Southern Department

For vacancies occurring at posts in Arizona and New Mexico, twelfth district, San Francisco.
For posts in Arkansas (except Fort Logan H. Roots) and Oklahoma, ninth district, St. Louis.
For posts in Texas (except Fort Crockett), tenth district, New Orleans.

(d) The department quartermaster, Western Department

For vacancies occurring at posts in California, Nevada, and Utah, twelfth district, San Francisco. For posts in Alaska, Idaho, and Montana (except Fort Missoula), Oregon, and Washington, and for vacancies at Fort Yellowstone, Wyo., eleventh district, Seattle.

(c) The department quartermaster, Hawaiian Department

For vacancies occurring at posts in the Hawaiian Islands, local secretary, Honolulu.

(D) Depot quartermaster, Boston, first district, Boston.

(g) Depot quartermaster, Chicago, seventh district, Chicago.
(h) Depot quartermaster, El Paso, tenth district, New Orleans.
(i) Depot quartermaster, Galveston, tenth district, New Orleans.
(j) Depot quartermaster, Jeffersonville, sixth district, Cincinnati.
(k) Depot quartermaster, New York, second district, New York.
(1) Depot quartermaster, Omaha, eighth district, St. Paul.
(m) Depot quartermaster, Philadelphia-

For vacancies occurring at Pittsburgh, third district, Philadelphia.

The regulations now in force which have been approved by the Civil Service Commission and the Secretary of War for the filling of vacancies at Philadelphia, will continue operative.

(n) Depot quartermaster, St. Louis, ninth district, St. Louis.

(0) Depot quartermaster, St. Paul, eighth district, St. Paul.

(p) Depot quartermaster, San Francisco, twelfth district, San Francisco.
(9) Depot quartermaster, Seattle, eleventh district, Seattle.

(7) Depot quartermaster, Washington, fourth district, Washington.
(8) Depot quartermaster, Front Royal, Va., fourth district, Washington.
(1) Depot quartermaster, Fort Keogh, Mont., eleventh district, Seattle.
(u) Depot quartermaster, Fort Reno, Okla., ninth district, St. Louis.
(v) Quartermaster, Kansas City, ninth district, St. Louis.

(w) Quartermaster, New Orleans, tenth district, New Orleans.
(1) Quartermaster, Portland, eleventh district, Seattle.

178. An employee at each department and depot quartermaster's office will be selected, with the approval of the Civil Service Commission, to act as a representative of the commission and to perform such duties ́as the commission may direct in connection with the execution of the civil-service rules and instructions contained herein; and in the performance thereof they shall be under the direct and sole control of the commission. Such duties shall be considered part of the duties of the office in which they are serving, and time shall be allowed therefor during office hours. These auxiliary members shall act under the direction of the district secretary of the commission for the district in which the headquarters or depot is located, and shall be officially designated “local secretary." They shall furnish the district secretary with informa tion as to the needs of the service, give out application blanks and information to applicants, and perform such other duties as the commission may direct.

APPOINTMENT.

179. When a vacancy is to be filled or when authority exists for the appointment of an additional employee, quartermasters at posts, constructing quartermasters, and quartermasters at independent stations, except depot quartermasters and the quartermasters at Kansas City, Mo., New Orleans, La., and Portland, Oreg., will make requisitions by letter upon the proper department quartermasters. For positions for which the eligible registers are kept at Washington the department quartermasters will forward to the Quartermaster General the requisitions for certifications of eligibles, and for positions for which the eligible registers are kept by the district secretary the requisitions will be forwarded to the proper district secretary. The requisitions for eligibles should state the designation of the position, salary, station, and qualifications the eligibles should possess, and the sex desired.

180. Depot quartermasters, and the quartermasters at Kansas City, Mo., New Orleans, La., and Portland, Oreg., are authorized to make requisitions by letter for eligibles direct on the proper district secretary for filling vacancies or for authorized additional employees.

181. When a certification of eligibles is received selection will be made with sole reference to merit or fitness, unless objection is made and sustained by the Civil Service Commission to one or more of the persons certified for any of the reasons stated in civil-service Rule V, section 4, which are:

The commission may refuse to examine an applicant or to certify an eligible for any of the following reasons: (a) Dismissal from the service for delinquency or misconduct within one year next preceding the date of his application; (b) physical or mental unfitness for the position for which he applies; (c) crimi→ nal, infamous, dishonest, immoral, or notoriously disgraceful conduct; (d) intentionally making a false statement in any material fact, or practicing any deception or fraud in securing examinations, registration, certification, or appointment; (e) refusal to furnish testimony as required by Rule XIV; (f) the habitual use of intoxicating beverages to excess. Any of the last five foregoing disqualifications shall also be good cause for removal from the service.

182. After selection is made the certification of eligibles, with signed indorsement thereon showing the correct name of the person selected for appointment by the War Department, or other action desired, and the effective date of his appointment will be forwarded to the Quartermaster General through the district secretary. The certification will be accompanied by the examination papers, declaration of the appointee (required by the Civil Service Commission), and the oath of office and historical slip (required by the War Department). The person selected may be assigned to duty without awaiting receipt of official appointment. Such assignment to duty, however, is not to be considered a regular appointment unless confirmed by receipt of official appointment issued by the War Department. The oath of office, historical slip, and declaration of appointee will be properly accomplished by the appointee on the date he assumes duty, from which date he receives pay.

SPECIAL NOTE.-As each district secretary will be required to handle certifications for filling many field positions in the various bureaus of the different departments, and as the successful operation of the "district system" depends upon the adoption of prompt and efficient methods, it is highly important that officers concerned in the selection and appointment of eligibles adhere strictly to the procedure outlined in this manual.

183. A person selected from the registers of eligibles shall be appointed for a probationary period of six months. If the conduct or capacity of the probationer be not satisfactory after a full and fair trial during this period, recommendation that he be dropped shall be forwarded to the Quartermaster General. If approved, the probationer shall be notified in writing that his services are not satisfactory, with a full statement of the reasons, and such notice shall terminate his appointment. Recommendations from quartermasters to drop probationers whose conduct or capacity is not satisfactory should be forwarded to the Quartermaster General for action before the six months have expired. If the appointee is found satisfactory at the end of the period of probation, no further action need be taken by quartermasters, the retention of the appointee in the service being equivalent to his absolute appointment.

Employees will not be required to subscribe to the oath of office upon expiration of probationary appointment.

Should it for any reason become necessary to recommend the discharge of a probationer before the expiration of six months, action will be taken as outlined in paragraphs 229 to 233.

184. Vacancies in the positions of master, mate, marine engineer, and assistant marine engineer, will not be filled by department or depot quartermasters when they occur, as such vacancies are often filled by transfer or reinstatement. Recommendations for filling vacancies in these positions should be made to the Quartermaster General as soon as possible after the positions become vacant.

185. Temporary appointments, both to positions for which registers are maintained by the commission and to positions under the "district system," that is, positions for which registers are maintained by district secretaries, are governed by civil-service Rule VIII, and are of two classes:

(1) Pending the permanent filling of a vacancy.

(2) For job work, permanent appointment not being required.

186. When authority exists for filling permanently a position outside the District of Columbia department and depot quartermasters may, if necessary, employ or authorize the employment of a person pending the permanent filling of the vacancy (secs. 1, 2, and 3, civil-service Rule VIII), without reference to the register of eligibles, in positions for which registers are maintained by the commission; but in positions under the "district system" such temporary appointments shall be made from registers if they have been made readily available either by having been furnished direct to the department or depot quartermaster or to the local civil-service secretary. Such temporary appointments shall not continue more than 30 days beyond the receipt of a certificate from which to make permanent appointment without prior approval of the commission obtained through the Quartermaster General in positions for which the commission maintains registers, or without prior approval of the district secretary in positions under the "district system." For appointments within the District of Columbia the prior authority of the commission or district secretary is necessary.

187. When there is work of a temporary nature, at the completion of which the service of an additional employee will not be required (sec. 4, civil-service Rule VIII) a temporary job appointment may be made, subject to the following restrictions:

(1) In positions not under the "district system" appointment may be made without reference to the register when the job of work will be completed within 30 days, but shall be reported at once by letter to the Quartermaster General. Appointments for longer than 30 days will be made as provided in section 4, Rule VIII.

(2) In positions under the "district system" appointments shall be made from the registers if they have been made readily available either by having been furnished to the department or depot quartermaster or to the local civil-service secretary, and may continue for such part of three months as required, report of the employment to be made by letter to the Quartermaster General through the district secretary. 188. The civil-service rules provide for the exception from examination of "mechanics and skilled tradesmen or laborers employed upon construction and repair work in the field service under such restrictive conditions that in the opinion of the commission they can not as a class be appointed from registers of eligibles." The commission, in the exercise of the discretion conferred upon it by this provision of the rules, has extended this exception to the job employees of the Quartermaster Corps of the Army engaged upon job work of construction and repair.

This provision does not extend to employments in San Francisco, Cal., and vicinity, including the Presidio of San Francisco. In this locality appointment shall be made as follows: When the services of a person will not be required longer than three months the appointment will be regarded as temporary under section 4 of Rule VIII, and will be made from a register of eligibles when available. When it is contemplated that service will be required for a longer period than three months the appointment will be regarded as permanent, and will be made through certification of the district secretary or in some other manner under the civil-service rules. Permanent (competitive) appointees may be discharged without prejudice because of lack of work or funds and reinstated for work of the same kind when their services are again needed at any time within one year from the date of discharge, providing the discharge was without delinquency or misconduct. Report of the discharge (the reason to be indicated) and of the reinstatement shall be made by letter to the Quartermaster General through the district secretary for inclusion in the monthly reports of changes to the commission.

189. Temporary employments of civilians in positions which are to be filled by enlisted men will be regarded as falling under section 1 of Rule VIII, civil-service rules. Inasmuch as the 30 days contemplated by this section of the rule would not, in many cases, be sufficient to allow the satisfactory filling of such positions by enlistment, general authority, constituting the prior approval of the commission, is hereby granted for such temporary employment of eligibles, if available, to be made in accordance with the rules for a period of three months, with the privilege of an extension for a further period of three months, by reporting extension to the commission or district secretary, when made. Extensions beyond six months will require the prior approval of the commission direct or through the district secretary, and the request, by letter, for such extension should indicate the steps which have been taken looking toward the securing of an enlisted man to replace the temporary appointee, and whether it is believed practicable to secure an enlisted man for the position. If it is stated that it is not believed practicable to fill the position by enlistment, the manner in which it is proposed to fill the position in accordance with civil-service rules should be indicated, and temporary appointment beyond the six months will then be permitted for a period of not to exceed 30 days from the receipt of a certification under section 1 of Rule VIII.

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