48 U.S.C. § 1422c — Executive agencies and instrumentalities
submitted 76 years ago by ch. 512 to r/title-48-TERRITORIES-AND-INSULAR-POSSESSIONS · 223 words · no verdicts yet
The Governor appoints executive-agency heads with legislative advice and consent, while Guam must maintain a merit system. Officers' duties come from law or valid executive regulations, and the Governor must reorganize the executive branch as needed.
(a) Except as this chapter or Guam law provides otherwise, the Governor appoints heads of executive agencies and instrumentalities with the legislature's advice and consent. The legislature must establish a merit system, and appointments and promotions should follow it as far as practicable. Guam may create a Civil Service Commission by law to administer the system, and its members may be removed as Guam law provides.
(b) Officers have the powers and duties given or imposed by law or by a Governor executive regulation that does not conflict with law.
(c) From time to time, the Governor must examine Guam's executive-branch organization and make needed changes to promote effective management and faithfully carry out this chapter and Guam laws.
(d) People holding office in Guam on August 1, 1950 may, unless this chapter provides otherwise, remain in office until successors are appointed and qualified.
The Governor shall, except as otherwise provided in this chapter or the laws of Guam, appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the legislature, all heads of executive agencies and instrumentalities. The legislature shall establish a merit system and, as far as practicable, appointments and promotions shall be made in accordance with such merit system. The Government of Guam may by law establish a Civil Service Commission to administer the merit system. Members of the commission may be removed as provided by the laws of Guam.
All officers shall have such powers and duties as may be conferred or imposed on them by law or by executive regulation of the Governor not inconsistent with any law.
The Governor shall, from time to time, examine the organization of the executive branch of the government of Guam, and shall determine and carry out such changes therein as are necessary to promote effective management and to execute faithfully the purposes of this chapter and the laws of Guam.
All persons holding office in Guam on August 1, 1950 may, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, continue to hold their respective offices until their successors are appointed and qualified.
Source credit: (Aug. 1, 1950, ch. 512, § 9, 64 Stat. 387; Pub. L. 90–497, § 4, Sept. 11, 1968, 82 Stat. 845; Pub. L. 99–396, § 18(a), Aug. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 843.)
- 1950Enacted · Act of Aug. 1, 1950, ch. 512 · 64 Stat. 387
- 1968Amended · Pub. L. 90-497 · 82 Stat. 845
- 1986Amended · Pub. L. 99-396 · 100 Stat. 843
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 512 on 1950-08-01.
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