Section 2
SEC. 2. It shall be the duty of the Director of Civil Service— (a) To keep a record of all officers and employees filling positions m the classified service and of all officers and employees in the unclassified service who are entitled to leave of absence provided for in this Act, and for the purpose of this record he is hereby authorized to require each chief of a Bureau or Office to furnish the necessary information, in such form and manner as the Director of Civil Service shall prescribe with the approval of the Governor-General. An official roster shall he published at intervals to be axed by the Governor-General. (b) To keep a record of the absences of all officers and employees entitled to the leave of absence provided for in this Act, and for the purpose of this record he is hereby authorized to require each chief of a Bureau or Office to cause to be kept a record of the attendance of such officers and employees and to report to the Director of Civil Service, in the form and manner prescribed by him and approved by the Governor-General, all absences from duty of such officers and employees from any cause whatever. (c) To render an annual report, on or before the first day of July of each year, to the Governor-General showing the work performed by the Bureau of Civil Service, the rules which have been certified by the Director of Civil Service and approved by the Governor-General and the practical effect thereof, and suggestions for carrying out more effectually the purpose of this Act, which is hereby declared to be the maintenance of an efficient and honest civil service in all the executive branches of the Government, of the Philippine Islands. (d) To supervise the preparation and rating and have control of all examinations in the Philippine Islands under this Act. The Director of Civil Service, with the approval of the Governor-General or proper head of Department, may designate a suitable number of persons in the Philippine civil service to conduct examinations and to serve as members of examining committees. When examiners with special, technical, or professional qualifications are required for the preparation or rating of examination papers the Director of Civil Service may designate competent persons in the service for such special duty. The duties required of members of examining committees. or of special examiners, shall be considered as part of their official duties and shall be performed without extra compensation. When persons can not be found in the Philippine service with the necessary qualifications for such special examining work as may he required the Director of Civil Service is authorized to employ to such work at a reasonable compensation persons not in public from such work, which compensation shall be paid on the he Director of Civil Service out of the general funds for the purposes of the Bureau of Civil Service. (e) To make investigations and report upon all matters relating to the enforcement of this Act and the rules adopted hereunder. In making such investigations the officers and duly authorized examiner of the Bureau of Civil Service are empowered to administer oaths, to common witnesses, and to require the production of officials books and records which may be relevant to such investigation, and any may also administer such oaths as may be necessary in the transaction of any official business of the Bureau of Civil Service. (f) To prepare and certify to the Governor-General rules nut of the provisions of this Act. It shall be the duty of all officers in the Philippine civil service to aid, in all proper ways in carrying said rules and any modifications thereof into effect: Provided, That the rules so prepared and certified shall not take effect until approved by the Governor-General and promulgated by his executive order.