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the provisions of this article; and of the rules made under it; such
duties to be performed without extra compensation and as a part
of the public duties of such persons.

It shall also be the duty of all officers and employees of this
State and of the several counties and municipalities thereof to allow
the reasonable use of public buildings and rooms, and to heat and
light the same for the holding of any examinations or investigations
provided for in this article, and in all proper ways to facilitate the
work the [Commissioner] Secretary.

15.

The [Commissioner] Secretary of Personnel shall investigate the
enforcement and effect of this article and of the rules made pursuant
hereto, the conduct of the classified service employees, the methods
of administration and the nature, tenure and compensation of all
positions in said service. He shall investigate the efficiency of all
classified service employees, and shall communicate to the respective
appointing authorities from time to time his findings with recom-
mendations for increased efficiency and economy. The [Commis-
sioner] Secretary, in his annual report to the Governor, shall state
the number of employees below a fair standard of efficiency, in each
office, board, department, commission or institution, and the salary
of each such employee.

In the course of any investigation or hearing under the provisions
of this article, the [Commissioner] Secretary and any person or
board appointed by the [Commissioner] Secretary to make any
investigation or to conduct any hearing, may administer oaths and
shall have power to secure by subpoena the attendance and testimony
of witnesses, and the production of books, papers and other material
relevant thereto in the same manner, and with the same effect as is
provided with respect to the Public Service Commission under Arti-
cle 78, and any amendments thereto.

15B.

THE SECRETARY OF PERSONNEL IS DIRECTED, FOR
PURPOSES OF EFFICIENCY AND ECONOMY IN STATE GOV-
ERNMENT, TO REVIEW ANY POSITIONS IN ANY CLASSES
OF EMPLOYMENT IN THE STATE GOVERNMENT, AND TO
RECOMMEND TO THE APPOINTING AUTHORITY A PLAN
OF REORGANIZATION, REASSIGNMENT, OR ELIMINATION
OF THE POSITIONS REVIEWED.

16.

Subject to the approval of the Governor, the [Commissioner]
Secretary of Personnel shall establish classes and classify therein
all positions in the classified service, and shall, from time to time,
thereafter as may be necessary, establish additional classes and
classify therein new positions created, and may combine, alter or
abolish existing classes. Each such class shall embrace all positions
similar in respect to the duties and responsibilities appertaining
thereto and the qualifications required for the fulfillment thereof
and shall be given a classification title indicative of the character
and rank of the employment. The classification title thus prescribed
shall be observed in all records and communications of the [Com-