US Presidency
1888

The Commission shall appoint in each classified post-office a board of examiners, which shall ( a ) Conduct all examinations held to test fitness for entrance to or promotion in the classified service of the post-office in which the board is located. ( b ) Mark the papers of such examinations, unless otherwise directed, as provided for by General Rule III, clause 12. ( c ) Conduct such examinations for the classified departmental service as the Commission may direct. 3. The papers of an examination having been marked, the board of examiners shall ascertain ( a ) The name of every competitor who has, under section 1754 of the Revised Statutes, claim of preference in civil appointments, and who has attained a general average of not less than 65 per cent; and all such competitors are hereby declared eligible to the class or place to test fitness for which the examination was held.