in a
foreign country.

(_d_) Any position whose duties are of a quasi military or quasi
naval character and for the performance of whose duties a person is
enlisted for a term of years.

RULE IV.

1. In pursuance of the provisions of section 2 of the civil-service act,
there shall be provided, to test fitness for admission to positions
which have been or may hereafter be classified under the civil-service
act, examinations of a practical and suitable character involving such
subjects and tests as the Commission may direct.

2. No person shall be appointed to or be employed in any position which
has been or may hereafter be classified under the civil-service act
until he shall have passed the examination provided therefor or unless
he is especially exempt from examination by the provisions of said act
or the rules made in pursuance thereof.

3. In pursuance of the provisions of section 2 of the civil-service act,
wherever competent persons can be found who are willing to compete, no
noncompetitive examination shall be given except as follows:

(_a_) To test fitness for transfer or for promotion in a part of
the service to which promotion regulations have not been applied.

(_b_) To test fitness for appointment of Indians as
superintendents, teachers, teachers of industries, kindergartners, and
physicians in the Indian service at large.

The noncompetitive examinations of Indians for the positions mentioned
shall consist of such tests of fitness, not disapproved by the
Commission, as may be determined upon by the Secretary of the Interior.
A statement of the result of every noncompetitive test and all
appointments, transfers, or promotions based thereon shall be
immediately forwarded to the Commission.

4. In pursuance of the provisions of section 3 of the civil-service act,
examinations shall be provided at such places and upon such dates as the
Commission shall deem most practicable to subserve the convenience of
applicants and the needs of the service.

5. In pursuance of the provisions of section 3 of the civil-service act,
the Commission shall appoint from persons in the Government service such
boards of examiners as it may deem necessary. The members of said boards
shall perform such duties as the Commission may direct in connection
with examinations, appointments, and promotions in any part of the
service which has been or