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nations held hy the I'nited Slates Civil Service Commission, or by promoti 

 Rangers must he selected, when pract icjible, from <pia litied citi/ens of th Slat 

 in \vJiicli the National Forests respectively are situated. 



Skilled and Unskilled Laborers. 



Tin' skilled ;m<I unskilled l;il)or of a temporary character required in t'ie use. 

 protection, and improvement of the National Forests is performed l.y j. 

 guards, field assistants, and temporary laborers. These positions .-ire not in Un- 

 classified civil service and arc tilled through selection by the forest snj -r 

 or by officers in charge of field parties. 



Clerks. 



Clerical work in (he supervisors' oil ices is performed by forest clerks, assisted 

 by additional clerks if the amount of business \varr.mls. The position ,!' I 

 clerk, and of all clerks except those employed temporarily, is in the classified 

 service and is tilled by transfer or by appoint meiil from the register of eligible* 

 obtained from competitive examinations held by the civil Service ('..mini 

 When lists of availables can be furnished by the commission temporary clerks 

 are selected from such lists. 



DIVISION OF ACCOUNTS. 



Under the direction of the Chief of the Division of Accounts of the Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture, the receipt and disbursement of the funds of the 1 

 Service, and the execution of all formal papers affecting the grad- 

 inent, or salary of members of the Forest Service, will be in charge of Hie chief 

 of Hie Forest Service branch of the Division of Accounts and Disburse)! 

 The chief of the Forest Service branch of accounts and disbursements Is 

 by six district fiscal agents, each of whom has direct charge of all the work 

 of the division arising in the district to which he is assigned. The district 

 fiscal agent may be assisted by special disbursing officers, whose duties and 

 authorities will be determined by the Secretary. 



In each district a United States depository is designated which receives all 

 revenues of the Forest Service in that district. 



The chief of the Forest Service branch of the Division of Accounts and 

 Disbursements and the district fiscal agents correspond directly with the 

 members of the Forest Service in all matters pertaining to the settlement of 

 accounts. 



OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR. 







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Under the direction of the Solicitor of the Department of Agriculture, 

 district assistants to the solicitor will be the advisors of the District Foresters 

 and their assistants on all questions of law arising in the administration ot 

 the National Forests. The opinions of the district assistants will be binding 

 on the District Foresters, except that in urgent cases an appeal may be tal 

 through the Forester to the Solicitor. 



All requests for formal opinions will be made in the form of written 

 randa, accompanied, when possible, with all the papers in the case, and a 

 statement of facts out of which the request for an opinion arises. The dis 

 trict assistants to the solicitor will render their opinions in writing, addressed 

 to the District Foresters. In matters of minor importance, where written an< 

 formal opinions are not necessary, or are impracticable, the District Forest en 

 may informally consult with the district assistants. 



All matters which have reached the stage where action in the courts it 

 necessary must be referred to the district assistants to the solicitor. Thence 

 forth the cases will be entirely in their hands, and all correspondence in refer 

 ence thereto will be conducted and prepared by them. If additional evidenc< 

 is needed they will request the District Foresters to supply it. 



The district fiscal agents will request and receive advice and opinions fi 

 the district assistants to the solicitor in .the same manner. 



DISTRICT COMMITTEE. 



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The district committee will consist of the District Forester and such ex( 

 tive officers as he may designate. The committee will meet once a week. Th 

 following order of business will be observed : 



Reading of the minutes. 



Unlinished business. 



.Reports of subcommittees. 



Discussion of reports of subcommittees. 



Reports of members of the committee. 



