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2 U.S.C. § 140 — Employees; fitness

submitted 129 years ago by ch. 265 to r/title-2-THE-CONGRESS · 26 words · no verdicts yet

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People working in the Library of Congress under the Librarian must be hired only based on whether they're a good fit for the specific job.

This section sets a hiring standard for Library of Congress staff. Everyone employed in and around the Library of Congress, working under the Librarian, must be appointed solely based on how well-suited they are for the particular duties of their job — no other factor is allowed to drive the decision.
the actual law source: uscode.house.gov ↗public domain

All persons employed in and about said Library of Congress under the Librarian shall be appointed solely with reference to their fitness for their particular duties.

Source credit: (Feb. 19, 1897, ch. 265, § 1, 29 Stat. 545; June 29, 1922, ch. 251, § 1, 42 Stat. 715.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit
  • 1897Enacted · Act of Feb. 19, 1897, ch. 265 · 29 Stat. 545
  • 1922Amended · Act of June 29, 1922, ch. 251 · 42 Stat. 715

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