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Ben Harrison: “A competitor who has failed to pass an examination may, with file consent of the Commission, be allowed reexamination at…”

On the recordSeptember 30, 1891
A competitor who has failed to pass an examination may, with file consent of the Commission, be allowed reexamination at any time within six months from the date of failure without filing a new application; but if he be not allowed reexamination within six months he shall be required to file a new application before again examined.
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Ben Harrison
Republican · Indiana

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Executive Order—Civil Service: Indian Rules

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