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Grover Cleveland: “Customs Rule II is hereby amended as follows: In section 6, line 1, strike out the word 'hereby,' and after the word…”

On the recordNovember 1, 1894
Customs Rule II is hereby amended as follows: In section 6, line 1, strike out the word 'hereby,' and after the word 'made,' at the end of the line, insert the words 'by any customs rule;' in line 2, after the word 'shall,' strike out the words 'within one year after appointment;' substitute a period for the semicolon in line 3 and strike out the remainder of the section.
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Grover Cleveland
Democratic · New Jersey

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Executive Order—Amendments of Civil Service Rules

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