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On the recordSeptember 1, 1890
Special Departmental Rule No. I is hereby amended by adding to the places excepted from examination therein the following: In the Post-Office Department, office of the Postmaster-General: Stenographer as confidential clerk to the chief post-office inspector.
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Benjamin Harrison
Republican · Indiana

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Executive Order—Amendment of Civil Service Rules

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