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On the recordJune 20, 1894
Special Customs Rule No. 1 is hereby amended by adding to the places excepted from examination therein the following: In the customs district of Boston, office of the collector: One superintendent of warehouses.
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Grover Cleveland
Democratic · New Jersey

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Executive Order—Amendment of Civil Service Rules

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