Section 28
SEC. 28. All applications for accrued leave of absence shall be made on a prescribed by the Director of Civil Service, and shall first be acted upon by the chief of the Bureau or Office, and by him submitted to the Director of Civil Service for recommendation. The application shall then be forwarded to the head of the Department in which the applicant is employed for his final decision, except in respect to those Bureaus or Offices not under any Department, in which each it shall be forwarded to the Governor-General for his final decision: Provided, however, That the Governor-General or proper bead of Department may authorize the Director of Civil Service to grant accrued or vacation leave of absence in all cases in which he approves the recommendations of the chief of the Bureau or Office in regard to such leave. Appointment o