SECTION I. Buildings and employees in charge of custodians.— United States Government buildings, their fixtures and furniture, all appurtenances pertaining thereto, and all employees in the assistant custodian and janitor service, are under the charge and control of custodians and subject to their supervision as agents of the Treasury Department.

SEC. II. Appointment of custodians.-Custodians are appointed by the Secretary of the Treasury, and officials must not certify pay rolls or vouchers or in any manner act as custodians until they shall have been authorized so to do. There is no salary or emolument attached to the position.

SEC. III. Appointment of acting custodians.-Custodians may, when necessary, submit to the Department for approval the nomination of a suitable official for appointment as acting custodian, to serve only during the absence of the custodian by reason of sickness or any other cause; but such person shall not act until his nomination is approved by the Secretary of the Treasury.

SEC. IV. Correspondence with Civil Service Commission.-Correspondence by custodians with the United States Civil Service Commission or the district secretaries of the several civil-service districts is prohibited, except in so far as provided by the rules for making requisition for eligibles. All other correspondence relative to the personnel of the assistant custodian and janitor service must be addressed to the Secretary of the Treasury.

SEC. V. (1) Signature of custodians.-The signature of the custodian is required, when he is on duty, to all official matter forwarded to the Department relative to the assistant custodian and janitor service.

(2) Signature of acting custodians.-The acting custodian's signature will be accepted only in the absence from duty of the custodian. (3) Signatures affixed by stamp.-The signatures of custodians, or acting custodians, affixed by stamp, or of other employees in the service signing for the custodian or the acting custodian, will not be recognized.

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QUALIFICATIONS, MANNER OF APPOINTMENT AND REMOVAL, AND PAYMENT OF ALL EMPLOYEES IN THE ASSISTANT CUSTODIAN AND JANITOR SERVICE.

SEC. VI. (1) Appointments, changes, removals, etc.-All appointments, removals, and changes of persons whose compensation is paid from the appropriation for "Pay of assistant custodians and janitors" will be made by the Secretary of the Treasury at Washington and transmitted to the custodian.

(2) Classified appointments.-Appointments to classified places in the assistant custodian and janitor service will be made by the Secretary of the Treasury, upon the recommendation of the custodian, as provided in paragraphs 3, 4, 5, and 6.

(3) Probational appointments. Whenever a new place is created by the Department or a vacancy occurs in the classified force under the supervision of the custodian, that official shall make requisition upon the secretary for the civil-service district in which the vacancy exists for a certification of eligibles, and the district secretary will forward to the custodian the papers of those eligible for appointment to such vacancy. The custodian shall make selection of one of the eligibles, and immediately thereafter notify the person selected, and after his acceptance shall nominate him for appointment to the Department on the prescribed form of nomination, which is to show also the names of the two other persons submitted for the vacancy.

(4) Temporary appointment from register.-In case the custodian declines to nominate for probational appointment from a register containing at least one and less than three names, temporary appointment must be made from the register, unless reasons satisfactory to the United States Civil Service Commission are given why it should not be so made. Such appointments may continue until the position is filled probationally from a register containing at least three names. (5) Temporary appointment not from register.—When there is no name upon the register, or when the register contains at least one and less than three names, but no eligible is willing to accept temporary appointment, or is not available on account of absence from the city, or other cause, the custodian may nominate any person for temporary appointment. The custodian must show on his nomination the fact that no eligible would accept or was available, and the reason therefor. Such temporary appointments may continue until the position is filled by either probational or temporary appointment from the register.

a See appendix for list of civil-service districts.

(6) Temporary job employment.-When a temporary appointment is necessary for job employment, additional work, or on account of the absence of an employee, selection must be made from a list of eligibles if there is at least one eligible willing to accept, unless reasons satisfactory to the United States Civil Service Commission are given why such selection should not be made. The appointment must be tendered to those on the register in accordance with the rules governing certification, and if all of them decline, or no one is available on account of absence from the city or other cause, any person may be nominated, and the facts relative thereto shall be noted by the custodian upon the form of nomination.

(7) Declination of appointment. If probational, temporary, or a job appointment is declined by a person on the register, a written declination shall be required by the custodian and shall be forwarded to the district secretary.

(8) Report on probationer.—Custodians shall report to the Department, in writing, at least five days before the end of the probationary term, viz, six months from date of oath, of each probational employee under their control, whether his conduct and capacity have been satisfactory during said term, and whether his retention in the service is recommended.

UNCLASSIFIED APPOINTMENTS.

(9) Unclassified appointments.-Appointments to unclassified places in the assistant custodian and janitor service will be made by the Secretary of the Treasury, upon the recommendation of custodians, as provided in paragraphs 10, 11, and 12.

(10) Unclassified appointments from registers of eligibles.—At all places where regulations have been or may hereafter be promulgated by the United States Civil Service. Commission for filling unclassified positions from registers of eligibles, unless filled by reinstatement, transfer, promotion, or reduction, custodians shall, whenever a new place is created by the Department, or a vacancy occurs in the unclassified force under their control, or when temporary appointment is necessary for job employment, additional work, or by reason of the absence of an employee, make requisition upon the local secretary of the civil-service board or upon the secretary for the civilservice district in which the vacancy exists, if the vacancy is at district headquarters, for a certification of eligibles, specifying sex and principal duties of the position; and the secretary will certify to the custodian the names of the three eligibles at the head of the register remaining eligible for appointment to such vacancy. The custodian shall make selection of one of the eligibles from the list certified, with sole reference to fitness, unless he shall offer written objection which

the United States Civil Service Commission may deem sufficient, and, after acceptance, shall nominate the person for appointment to the Department upon the prescribed form of nomination.

(11) Unclassified appointments not from register at places where regulations have been established.-When a demand for appointment arises which can not be met in the manner described in paragraphi 10, the custodian may nominate for temporary appointment a person whose name is either not on the register or not in turn for certification. Such appointments may continue until the position is filled from a register of eligibles.

(12) Nominations to be forwarded through civil-service secretaries, etc.-All nominations for transfer, promotion, or appointment to classified positions, and to unclassified positions where regulations have been or may hereafter be promulgated by the United States Civil Service Commission for filling such positions from registers of eligibles, shall be submitted upon the proper form of nomination furnished custodians by the Department and be delivered to the local civil-service secretary, who will forward the form to the district secretary for approval and transmittal to the Department. No action will be taken on nominations unless submitted upon the proper form and approved by the district secretary. Each nomination must be on a separate form.

(13) Unclassified appointments at places where regulations have not been promulgated for filling such positions from registers.—At places where regulations have not been promulgated by the United States Civil Service Commission for filling vacancies from registers of eligibles, any suitable person may be selected by the custodian for permanent appointment.

(14) Form 221 to accompany nominations.-All nominations forwarded to the Department for appointment to any position must, in each case, be accompanied by Form 221-Information as to the personnel-properly filled out in the handwriting of the nominee.

(15) Two or more members of family in service.-Whenever there are two or more members of a family in the public service, no other member of such family shall be eligible to appointment.

(16) Intoxicating liquors.-Persons habitually using narcotics, or intoxicating liquors to excess, shall not be appointed to nor retained in any office under the custodian.

(17) Age limit of candidates.-Candidates for selection and appointment to unclassified and temporary classified places not selected from register of eligibles must not be under 21 nor over 50 years of age, and must be of suitable physical condition and mentally qualified, the same as required by the rules and regulations of the civil service of the United States: Provided, That if otherwise duly quali

fied, the limitation as to age shall not apply to persons who may have been honorably discharged from the military or naval service of the United States by reason of disability resulting from wounds or sickness incurred in the line of duty: Provided also, That the limitation as to age shall not apply to persons possessing qualifications of special value to the service, if their physical condition is satisfactory.

(18) Assignment of persons to duty.-Custodians are especially warned against assigning persons to duty who have not been regularly appointed by the Department, except in cases where immediate service is necessary in connection with the heating and hoisting apparatus or electric-light plants, and in such cases immediate nomination shall be made to the Department in the same manner as for any appointment.

(19) Division of salary.--A division of salary by employees with persons whose services are unauthorized by the Department is strictly forbidden, and will subject the offending employee to dismissal from the service. Voluntary service of all kind is prohibited and will not be allowed under any circumstances.

(20) Incompetency. Any incompetency or inefficiency on the part of employees must be reported at once to the Department for its consideration and action, with proper recommendation in the premises. (21) Resignations.-Resignations of employees must be in writing, and submitted by the custodian to the Department, together with a statement giving the cause of such resignation.

(22) Removals from classified positions. No removal shall be made from the competitive classified positions except for just cause and for reasons given in writing; and the person sought to be removed must be given notice and be furnished a copy of such reasons, and be allowed three days in which to make answer thereto in writing. The charges and the answer shall be forwarded to the Secretary of the Treasury, with such recommendation for action as the custodian may desire to make. When necessary, for the good of the service, the accused may be suspended from duty pending action on the charges, such suspension from duty to be immediately reported to the Secretary of the Treasury for his approval.

(23) Removals from unclassified positions. No removal shall be made from the unclassified positions except for such cause as, in the judgment of the head of the Department, will promote the efficiency of the service. The reasons for any removal shall be made of record in the office of the custodian under which the person is serving.

A list of civil-service districts will be found in the Appendix.