Approved:
GROVER CLEVELAND.
AMENDMENTS OF CIVIL-SERVICE RULES.
DEPARTMENTAL RULE VII.
Section 2 is hereby amended as follows: At the end of the section, after the word "law," add the following proviso:
Provided, That appointments to positions at pension agencies shall not be charged to the apportionment.
The section as amended will read as follows:
2. Certifications hereunder shall be made in such a manner as to maintain as nearly as possible the apportionment of appointments among the several States and Territories and the District of Columbia as required by law: Provided, That appointments to positions at pension agencies shall not be charged to the apportionment.
Section 3, paragraph 2, is hereby amended as follows: In the second line, after the word "register," insert the following: "or when certification is made from any register to fill a vacancy at any pension agency."
The paragraph as amended will read: