Yesterday, a reader asked in the comment area, if the magistrate of the Qing Dynasty suddenly resigned and could not perform his duties, would it be the deputy post ** such as the county secretary or the chief secretary to preside over the government affairs?
One is that it happens suddenly, and he leaves his job immediately without going through the formalities of the ministry; The second is because of the death of grandparents and parents, or because they are sick and cannot be governed.
If this is the case, the magistrate himself or the miscellaneous personnel need to immediately report to the higher department and ask the superintendent to send someone to the government affairs. For example, in October of the 21st year of Daoguang, the magistrate of Tongcheng County, Anhui Province, because of the death of his father, immediately submitted an application to the governor's yamen, requesting Ding Wei and asking Futai to send someone**.
At the same time, he also entrusted Liu Daishi, the canonical historian of Beixian County, to handle official affairs and submit relevant reports to his superiors. The governor of Anhui quickly gave instructions and appointed Li Xiangyang, an alternate co-governor, to take over.
The first situation is to take leave due to illness and temporarily leave the post after normal procedures, which is very common, and the superintendent yamen will also send people to ** government affairs. The second situation is that due to personal matters such as visiting relatives, serving relatives, repairing tombs, moving burials, marrying, etc., normal procedures are also required to temporarily leave the job.
The third situation is to be demoted and dismissed due to a shortage of money and food or being supervised**, which is a special situation. At the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, it was stipulated that the governor needed to wait for the reply of the ministry before he could resign, but after the fifth year of Yongzheng, the governor could leave immediately, and the member **.
In the 51st year of Qianlong, the governor could order the resignation of the ** who was deficient in talent, and the governor could immediately order him to resign on the day of the performance, and he did not need to wait for the reply of the officials.
For the transfer of simple vacancies to complex vacancies, it is necessary to obtain the approval of the ministry before leaving the job. In the case of a local magistrate who takes leave due to illness, the governor may also allow him to leave his post immediately, without waiting for the approval of the ministry.
In ancient times, due to the underdevelopment of transportation information, it may take a while for the county to be notified to the higher authorities after the vacancy, which may lead to delays in local government affairs.
In order to prevent this from happening, the imperial court stipulated that the immediate supervisor of the vacancy** needed to be personally or sent**. During the Qianlong Dynasty, it was clearly stipulated that if the state and county officials could not continue to hold their posts due to reasons such as Ding Wei or illness, the prefect needed to temporarily serve as the prefect in the same city; If they are not in the same city, the prefect needs to appoint a competent person nearby**.
In addition, the money and grain in the warehouse need to be sealed and kept for safekeeping, and the handover will be carried out after the arrival of the higher committee members. As for who is eligible to become the county magistrate, although theoretically it should be decided by the political envoy of the province, in practice it is usually the governor who has the final say.
If the envoy insisted on appointing someone as the magistrate, the governor could not stop it. While there are some examples of disagreements between the emissaries and the governors over minor matters, in most cases the time limit for appointing the governor is one year, and the governor must submit an application to the ministry to recommend the person to be promoted to fill the vacancy.
However, in practice, in order to adjust the subordinate staff, the superintendent often does not formally submit an application after the vacancy of the county, but allows unqualified candidates or substantive positions to be temporarily **.
In this regard, the Ministry of Officials stipulated in the 42nd year of Qianlong that the state and county Zuo Za ** shall not temporarily hold the main position, and in this case, the governor will be consulted and discussed.
The superintendent has the responsibility of appointing and supervising the commission. If there is a mistake after the commission, the supervisor will be punished in accordance with the regulations if he does not conduct an investigation.
The Ministry of Officials also has detailed regulations on the qualifications of the county magistrate. For counties with a shortage of simple cases, they can be replaced by neighboring prefectures, counties, or inexperienced candidates**; For those who want to lack a county, it must be a Beppu Saji with a grade higher than or equal to that of the county.
For example, the vacancy of the magistrate of Nan'an County, Quanzhou Prefecture, Fujian Province, will be known and judged by Zuo Er Tongzhi outside Quanzhou Prefecture**.
The Qing Dynasty stipulated that the county assistant and miscellaneous officials should not be appointed to act as the governor of the county, because most of these ** were not born on the right path, their quality was not high, and they were discriminated against by the imperial court. Emperor Daoguang once pointed out that in recent years, some provinces have appointed ** county magistrates are government experience, county officials and state judges, etc., they often do not change them for many years, and these ** are not from the right path, often cleverly take people's wealth, and serve as a longitudinal servant, which is full of drawbacks.
Therefore, when there is a shortage of states and counties in the future, it is not allowed to use Zuo Er Zuo Miscellaneous ** at will.
In the event of an emergency, the county governor of the Qing Dynasty could write a document to apply for permission to leave the yamen; According to the regulations, the miscellaneous officials cannot handle government affairs in the county. The ideas are clear and the regulations are clear.