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Ben Harrison: “Section I of Postal Rule II is hereby amended by adding to the subjects of the clerk examination the following: 'Reading…”

On the recordJanuary 28, 1890
Section I of Postal Rule II is hereby amended by adding to the subjects of the clerk examination the following: 'Reading addresses and physical tests;' and to the subjects of carrier examination the following: 'Reading addresses.'
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Ben Harrison
Republican · Indiana

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Executive Order—Amendments of Civil Service Rules

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