09/30/1890
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"Law has no other sanction than that with us."
"Strike out paragraphs 1 and 2 of section 6 of General Rule III and insert in lieu thereof the following:So far as practicable and useful, competitive examinations shall be established in the classifie..."
"Provided further, That on a line on which the service does not require the full time of a clerk, and one can be employed jointly with the railroad company, the appointment may be made without examinat..."
"Now, therefore, be it known that I, Benjamin Harrison, President of the United States of America, have caused the above-stated modifications of the tariff laws of Cuba and Puerto Rico to be made publi..."