emporary appointment
outside the civil service until a regular appointment can be made under
the provisions of sections 1 and 2 of this rule: _Provided_, That
such temporary appointment shall in no case continue longer than ninety
days, and shall expire by limitation at the end of that time: _And
provided further_, That no person shall serve more than ninety days
in any one year under such temporary appointment.

The year limitation in regard to reappointment shall begin to run on the
date of the original appointment.

Every such temporary appointment and also the discontinuance of the same
shall at once be reported to the Commission.

Approved:

GROVER CLEVELAND.

AMENDMENTS OF CIVIL-SERVICE RULES.

GENERAL RULES.

General Rule II: Strike out the word "five" in line 1 and insert in lieu
thereof the word "six," and add at the end of the rule a new clause, as
follows:

6. The classified internal-revenue service.

General Rule III, section 5: Insert after the word "may" in line 1 the
words "in its discretion," and after the word "appointment" in line 2
the following: "or an applicant who has been guilty of a crime or of
infamous or notoriously disgraceful conduct." As amended the section
will read:

5. The Commission may, in its discretion, refuse to examine an applicant
who would be physically unable to perform the duties of the place to
which he desires appointment or an applicant who has been guilty of a
crime or of infamous or notoriously disgraceful conduct. The reason for
any such action shall be entered on the minutes of the Commission.

Section 9: In line 1 strike out the word "departmental," and after the
word "service" in the same line and in line 2 the words "and the
classified railway mail service."

General Rule V: In line 2 change the order of words and insert other
words so as to make the phrase amended read as follows: "and postmasters
and customs and internal-revenue officers and custodians of public
buildings."

General Rule IV, section 2: Insert after the word "may" in line 1 the
words "in its discretion."

DEPARTMENTAL RULES.

Departmental Rule II: In section 1, line 2, after the word "such,"
insert the word "other" and strike out the words "supplementary and
special." In section 2, line 2, strike out the words "supplementary and
special" and insert in lieu thereof the word "other."

Departmental Rule IV: In section 1, after the semicolo