TWENTY-FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT

OF THE

United States Civil Service Commission

FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30

1907

The previous Annual Reports of the Commission can be found at all public libraries

Political activity of employees in the competitive service....

Arrears of Southern States...

Temporary appointments.

Amendments to the rules.

Excepted positions........

Reclassification of employees..

The Postal Service.....

The Philippine civil service....

The civil service in Porto Rico..

National Assembly of Civil-Service Commissions..

Needs of the Commission....

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CHIEF EXAMINER TO THE COMMISSION..

Appeals from ratings.....

Frauds in examinations.

Condition of the work..

APPENDIX.

Civil-service act....

Statutes affecting the classified service..

Directory statutes....

Prohibitory statutes without penalties.

Penal statutes...

Civil-service rules, with notes by the Commission.

Rule I.-Politics and religion . . .

II. Classification of the service

III.-Examinations...

IV.-Boards of examiners

V. Qualifications of applicants.

VI. Ratings and eligibility

VII.-Certification ..........

VIII. Temporary appointment

IX.-Reinstatement.

X.-Transfer.

XI.-Promotion .

XII.-Removal

XIII. Report of changes

XIV.-Testimony.

XV.-Withholding salary

XVI.-Regulations.