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Ben Harrison: “Executive orders heretofore issued declaring the places subject to noncompetitive examination under clause (d) of…”

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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Ben Harrison
Republican · Indiana

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Executive Order—Amendment of Civil Service Rules

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