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nations held by the United States Civil Service Commission, or by promotion. 

 Hangers must be selected, when i tract icable, from qualified citizens of the States 

 in which the National Forests respectively are situated. 



Skilled and Unskilled Laborers. 



The skilled and unskilled labor of a temporary character required in the use, 

 protection, and improvement of the National Forests is performed by forest 

 guards, field assistants, and temporary laborers. These positions are not in the 

 classified civil service and are filled through selection by the forest supervisor 

 or by officers in charge of field parties. 



Clerks. 



Clerical work in the supervisors' offices is performed by forest clerks, assisted 

 by additional clerks if the amount of business warrants. The position of forest 

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

 service and is filled by transfer or by appointment from the register of eligibles 

 obtained from competitive examinations held by the Civil Service Commission. 

 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 Forest 

 Service, and the execution of all formal papers affecting the grade, assign- 

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

 of the Forest Service branch of the Division of Accounts and Disbursements. 

 The chief of the Forest Service branch of acco.unts and disbursements is assisted 

 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. 



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

 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 of 

 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 taken 

 through the Forester to the Solicitor. 



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

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

 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 and 

 formal opinions are not necessary, or are impracticable, the District Foresters 

 may informally consult with the district assistants. 



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

 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 evidence 

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



The district fiscal agents will request and receijve advice and opinions from 

 the district assistants to the solicitor in the same manner. 



DISTRICT COMMITTEE. 



The district committeo will consist of the District Forester and such execu- 

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

 following order of business will be observed: 



Reading of the minutes. 



I i) finished business. 



Reports of subcommittees. 



Discussion of reports of subcommittees. 



Reports of members of the committee. 



