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On the recordMay 6, 1892
Executive orders heretofore issued declaring the places subject to noncompetitive examination under clause (d) of section 2 of General Rule III are hereby amended so as to include among said places the following:In the Commission of Fish and Fisheries: Fish culturists and machinists.
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Benjamin Harrison
Republican · Indiana

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Executive Order—Amendment of Civil Service Rules

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