[Deschler's Precedents, Volume 1, Chapters 1 - 6]
[Chapter 6.  Officers, Officials, and Employees]
[C. House Officers]
[Â§ 15. Qualifications]
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                               CHAPTER 6
 
                   Officers, Officials, and Employees
 
                           C. HOUSE OFFICERS
 
Sec. 15. Qualifications


    This division(13) discusses the officers of the House 
(other than the Speaker and Speaker pro tempore)--the Clerk, Sergeant 
at Arms, Doorkeeper, Postmaster(14) and Chaplain; it 
discusses their election,(15) compensation,(16) 
duties,(17) and the problem of vacancies and the selection 
of successors.(18)
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13. Generally see 1 Hinds' Precedents Ch. 6 and 6 Cannon's Precedents 
        Ch. 153, for precedents prior to 1936 which relate to House 
        officers.
14. The Postmaster, whose duties are outlined in Rule VI of the House 
        Rules and Manual Sec. 654 (1973), is an officer of the House. 
        See 1 Hinds' Precedents Sec. Sec. 269-271 and 6 Cannon's 
        Precedents Sec. 34.
15.  See Sec. 16, infra.
16. See Sec. 17, infra.
17. See Sec. Sec. 18-21, infra.
18. See Sec. 22, infra.
See also Ch. 37, infra, relating to resignations, and Ch. 38, infra, 
        relating to deaths of officers.
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    Every officer of the Congress is authorized to determine the 
qualifications of all individuals before appointing them to subordinate 
positions and to discipline any employee under his 
supervision.(19) And any officer who violates the statutory 
prohibitions against assigning employees to positions for which they 
were not appointed,(20) against dividing 
salaries,(1) or against subletting duties of 
employees(2) may be removed from office.(3)
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19. 2 USCA Sec. 60-1(a).
20. 2 USC Sec. 85.
 1. 2 USC Sec. 86.
 2. 2 USC Sec. 87.
 3. 2 USCA Sec. 90.
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    The House rules provide that no person who is an agent for the 
prosecution of any claim against the government, or who is interested 
in such claim other than as an original claimant, may serve as an 
officer or continue as an employee of the House.(4)
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 4. Rule XLI, House Rules and Manual Sec. 937 (1973).
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