SIXTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sass. I. CH. 801. 1926. 905 annuity computed upon his average annual basic salary, pay, or compensation, for the last ten years of his service as a mechanic. Provided rfurther, That the term “ mechanics " as used in this Act i,,?°‘f,°§{’,‘.§‘°‘,{f,,,;*:,'*°,fg shall include all employees in the Government.Printing Omoo whose $*%*2***** ·* "¤*°°g¤¤· dutiesare to supervise, perform, or assist in agiprentice, helper, ` or journeyman work of a~ recognized trade or cra , as determined by the Public Printer. , · ‘ V autmuxrrc saraaarrox Sno. 2. All em lo ees to whom this Act a plies shall, on arriving A¤¤>¤¤¤¤ wm- at retirement ag}; defined in the preceding section and having iiiiiuiiizm ?i¢ii€°Zi·iii rendered fifteen years of service, be automatically separated from °‘€¢°'j_"j;_p_,,,_,m,ud_ the service, and all salary peg, or compensation shal cease from MN ti Mmmm that date, and it shall bathe uty of the head of each department, ° °° ‘ branch or independent oilice of the Government concerned tonotify such employees imder his direction of the date of such se aration from the service at leastsixtdy dag: in advance thereof: lpmoided, mesa. That if not lessthan thirty sys fore the arrival of an employee u,,'§°‘§,‘,§’°‘,,`§,T’g,,,,,,,{',f"‘{,§i at the aige of retirement, the cad of the department, branch, or {Ed cf ¤·w¤¤·¤¤» indegen ent 0Bce of the Government in which she is employed map. mi. certi es to the Civil Service Commission that by reason’ of his eiiiciency and willingness to remain in the civil service of the United States the continuance of such employee therein would be advantageous to—the ublic service, such employee maybe retained for a term not excee<§ng twoyears upon the approval and certifica- tion by the Civil ,Service·Commission and at the end of the two years he- may, by similar approval and certification, be continued for an additional term not exceeding two years and so on: Provided, how- rmuspmam. over, That after Auglpst 20, 1930, no employee dial} be continued in the civil service of t e Umted States beyond the age of retirement for more than four years. T Whenever an emp oyee shall make application for such continuation asm on appua- in the civil service, and shall submit acceptable plroof of his present g°;L‘.,t‘§,{,,?“"’l°’°° f" physical fitness to perform his work, it shall be t e duty of thehead of the de artment, branch, or independent ollice of the Government concerned) to obtamc from the immediate superior in·the service of such applicant all eliiciencp ratings and ot er infomation on iile respecting the character 0 the work of such applicant, andishall also obtain from such immediate superior his opinion in with respect to the eiiiciencyof the work performed by such appli- cant. From such information shall be eliminated increases in ratings, credits, and other preferences for any cause whatsoever other than the character of work actuallyeperformed. Should such infomation ,°§;°,§,;’{0°gQ3¤'”;;';$ show that the applicant has n eilicient and competent during the un 0<>mm1¤i¤¤.if ie two years next preceding his application for continuance in the °t§"&°,,¤{’,°i;,°‘?,‘§,°$f3',§{"’ civil service, the head o the department, branch or independent oiiice of the Government concerned shall, assof course, certif? to the United States Civil `Service Commission that, by reason o the eiiiciency and willingness of such applicant to remain in the civil service of the United States, the continuance of such employee would be advantageous to the Biblio service. is No person separated in the service who is receivin an annuity mums mm? under the provisions of section 1 of this Act, shall Ee employed :°i¤¤°§`$Ei°aY.§ii°t E again in any position within the purview of this Act. nurnomns ·m wuom ·rn;a Ac·r‘s1—ru.1. array An1>1i¤¤¤¤<>¤¤fA¤¤- Sno. 3. This Act shall apply to the following employees and groups v¤1.41,p.m4, mma. of employees: odillaxifled civil serv- (a) Al employees in the classified civil service of the United iw emggggiss- i¤¤i¤b<i· States, including all persons who have been heretofore or may i1i1gecutiveor¤i)ielg,etc.y
