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On the recordNovember 28, 1904
before making any appointment or employment for service with respect to which there may be reasonable doubt as to the requirement of examination the head of the Department or office shall confer with the Civil Service Commission for the purpose of determining whether examination is required,
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

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Executive Order

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