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Mons to De issued by the Secretary of
ar and approved by the President
ID ANY person in the ordnance densrt.
nent at large of the United States army
employed as foreman. assistant foreman
forage master, weigher. skilled Iaborer
guard, or on piecework. Appointments 10
lhese positions shall be made herea fter on
registration tests of fitness prescribed in
regulations to be issued by the Secretary
OF w ar and approved by the President
% Any person in the engineer denart.
ment at large Of the United States army
employed as sUdnspector overseer sub.
overseer, superintendent. master lock man.
aser, deputy lock manager. assistant sun,
erlntendent of canal. chief deputy tuspec.
uof, deputy inspector, rodman, stadiama n
chaan man. foreman time keeper LOCK
master assistant lock master, custodian
assistant torpedo keeper light keeper
board master, subforeman. master Ia borer
gauge reader, steward, dam tender assist
ant Dam tender helper, carpenters helper
thacnihlsts helper, quarry master black
smiths helper, climber barge master re-.
corder OF vessels, track man, gardener as
slStant gardener or weigher. Appointments
% these positions shall be made hereafter
on registration tests of fitness prescribed
IN regulations TO be issued by the Secre-
tary Of War and approved by the Presi-
dent.
o) Any person in the national military
X,
Chattanooga, Vicksburg and Antietam. en-
ployed as commissioner. assistant in his
torical work agent for purchases of land
historian, secretary. rodman, chainma n
assistant superintendent, chief guardian
guardian. guard inspector. carpenter
steam engineer or painter. Appointments
TO these positions shall be made hereafter
on registration tests OF fitness prescribed
IN regulations to be issued by the Score,
tary OF War and approved by the Presi.
dent.
Cd Amy person employed as office or field
deputy IN the office of a United States mar
shall.
Cm) All persons at navy yards naval sta
lions and at private shipbuildtng and man.
ufacturing establishments where work is
done by contract for the Navy Department,
employed as special mechanics and civilian
assistant inspectors Of work and materials
Qncludlng ordnance, armor, armor plate,
marine engines, hulls, buildings dredging
etc). Appointments TO these positions shall
be made hereafter on tests OF fitness pre-
scrfbed in paragraphs "A to So inclusive
OF navy yard order No. % revised Pend
Ing the result of such examinations the
secretary of the Navy may appoint to the
above positions qualified persons for a per
iod not to exceed thirty days
Cn) All physicians employed as pension
examining surgeons whether organized in
boards or working individually under the
direction of the commissioner of pensions
This paragraph shall not include medical
examiners In the pension Office.
(O) Indians employed in the Indian serv-
ice at large. except those employed as
super1ntendents, teachers teachers of in
dustrtes, Undergraduates and physicians
tp) Temporary clerks employed in United
States local land Offices to reduce testi-
mOny to writing in contest cases not paid
from government funds.
Iq) Temporary clerks employed in the
offices of surveyors general, and paid from
the funds deposited by individuals for sur
veying public lands.
Rule ", section 8, is hereby amended by
adding an additional exception clause as
follows:
(0 To test the fitness OF a person whom
the head of an executive department or the
secretary of the Smithsonian Institution
shall nominate for appointment to a posi-
ton in the classified service The appoiut-
Ing officer in making such nomination shall
certify that. in his opinion. the position to
l be hlled requires such peculiar uualidca-
tons in respect to knowledge and ability.
or such scientific or special attachments
wholly or in part professional or technical
as are not ordinarily acquired in the ex-
ecutive service OF the United States and
, for the reasons set forth the best interests
OF the public service require that an ex-
animation should be waived in whole or in
part If the President of the United States
shall approve such nomination, the civil
| service commission shall thereupon grant
certificate OF qualification, upon such evil
uence as may be satisfactory TO it, that the
| person nominated Is eligible for and
| may be appointed to such position by rea-
| son or his ascertained qualifications and
! by reason OF his age. health and moral
| character: Provided That a person so
| nominated and appointed shall not be
| transferred TO any other position in the
| classified service except to one that may
| be filed under the provisions Of this
| clause, and shall not be assigned to any
1 int
| particular position to which thus ap-
/ pointed.
| Rule VI Is hereby amended to read as
| follows
The following named employees or POSI-
| tons which have been classified under the
| civil service act shall be excepted from the
| requirements of examination or resistra-
| ton, unless as otherwise herein specifically
stated.
| Executive Once.
| !. Not exceeding two private secretaries
or confidential clerks to the President
All Executive Departments.
| 2 Not exceeding two private secretaries
| or confidential clerks to the head of each
| Of the eight executive departments
| 3. Not exceeding one private secretary or
| confidential clerk to each of the ass,stan,
! heads of the eight executive departments
| t. Not exceeding one private secretary OF
CONFIDENTIAL clerk to each of the followine
heads of bureaus appointed by the Presi.
dent and confirmed by the Senate in the
| eight executive departments: The Commits
| sloner of internal revenue. the treasurer
| or the United States, the controller of the
| currency the controller Of the treasury
| the superintendent OF the coast and geo
| oetic survey; in the War Department. the
major general commanding the army' the
adJutant general the inspector general the
ha nrfz,
| general. the commissary general of subsis.
| tence. the surgeon general, the paymast
general. the chief Of engineers, the chief OF
| ordnance. the chief signal officer, the CHIEF
| Of the record and pension office and tn
| superintendent of public buildings and
| grounds: and in the Department of the In.