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On the recordNovember 17, 1889
Special Customs Rule No. 1 is hereby amended by adding to the places excepted from examination at the port of New York the following:Office of the General Appraiser: Chief clerk and law clerk.
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Benjamin Harrison
Republican · Indiana

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Executive Order—Amendment of Civil Service Rules

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