intment can be made under the
provisions of sections 1, 2, and 3 of this rule: _Provided_, That
service under such temporary designation shall in no case continue
longer than six months, and shall expire by limitation at the end of
that time: _And provided further_, That no person shall serve
more than six months in any one year under such temporary designation,
the year limitation in regard to such designation to begin to run
on the date thereof: _And provided further_, That whenever
an emergency shall arise requiring that a vacant position in any
internal-revenue district shall be filled before a certificate can be
issued by the Commission and an appointment made thereto in the manner
provided in these rules, such position may be filled without regard to
the provisions of these rules by temporary appointment for a period not
to exceed fifteen days, and only for such period as may be required for
the execution of the necessary details of an appointment thereto in
accordance with said provisions; but no person shall receive such
emergency appointment who within the sixty days next previous thereto
has been separated from a position in said district to which he was
temporarily appointed under the provisions of this section.

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

Approved:

GROVER CLEVELAND.

AMENDMENT OF CIVIL-SERVICE RULES.

EXECUTIVE MANSION, _January 1896_.

Section 5 of Customs Rule II is hereby amended by adding thereto the
following:

(_i_) Any person appointed to a position which requires only a
portion of his time and attention for the performance of its duties,
pays him a compensation not exceeding $300 per annum, and permits of
his pursuing other regular business or occupation, such person being
conveniently located for the performance of said duties.

The section as amended shall read as follows:

5. Exceptions from examination in the classified customs service are
hereby made as follows:

(_a_) Deputy collectors who do not also act as inspectors,
examiners, or clerks.

(_b_) Cashier of the collector.

(_c_) Assistant cashier of the collector.

(_d_) Auditor of the collector.

(_e_) Chief acting disbursing officer.

(_f_) Deputy naval officers.

(_g_) Deputy surveyors.

(_h_) One private secretary or one confidential clerk of e