Article XII Civil Service

Article XII 
Civil Service

 

Summary: Article XII provides for the creation of the Civil Service which covers all branches and subdivision of the government. Government officers and employees are prohibited from participating in any partisan political activities. Article XII also establishes that merit and fitness shall be the basis of employment in government.

 

SECTION 1. A Civil Service embracing all branches and subdivisions of the Government shall be provided by law. Appointments in the Civil Service, except as to those which are policy-determining, primarily confidential or highly technical in nature, shall be made only according to merit and fitness, to be determined as far as practicable by competitive examination.

 

SEC. 2. Officers and employees in the Civil Service, including members of the armed forces, shall not engage directly or indirectly in partisan political activities or take in any election except to vote.

 

SEC. 3. No officer or employee of the Government shall receive additional or double compensation unless specifically authorized by law.

 

SEC. 4. No officer or employee in the Civil Service shall be removed or suspended except for cause as provided by law.