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On the recordJanuary 11, 1897
It is ordered,That the officers and employees in or under this office included within the provisions of the civil-service law and rules be, and they are hereby, arranged in the following classes:
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Orestes Cleveland
Democratic · New Jersey

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Executive Order—Civil Service: Classification of the Office of the President

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