Approved: 

GROVER CLEVELAND.

CIVIL SERVICE.—­AMENDMENT OF CLASSIFICATION.

In pursuance of the authority contained in the third paragraph of section 6 of the act entitled “An act to regulate and improve the civil service of the United States,” approved January 16, 1883, the heads of the several Executive Departments are hereby directed to amend their several classifications so as to include among the employees classified thereunder messengers, assistant messengers, and watchmen.

Approved, November 2, 1894.

GROVER CLEVELAND.

CIVIL SERVICE.—­AMENDMENT OF CLASSIFICATION.

In pursuance of the authority contained in the third paragraph of section 6 of the act entitled “An act to regulate and improve the civil service of the United States,” approved January 16, 1883, the Postmaster-General is hereby directed to amend the classification of the Post-Office Department so as to include among the classes covered thereby clerks to post-office inspectors.

Approved, November 2, 1894.

GROVER CLEVELAND.

AMENDMENTS OF CIVIL-SERVICE RULES.

GENERAL RULE III.

General Rule III is hereby amended by striking out clause (b) of section 2 and relettering the remaining clauses of the section accordingly.

DEPARTMENTAL RULES.

Departmental Rule II is hereby amended as follows: 

In section 4, line 1, strike out the word “hereby,” and insert after the word “made,” at the end of the line, the words “by any departmental rule;” in line 2, after the word “shall,” strike out the words “within one year after appointment;” substitute a period for the semicolon in line 3 and strike out the remainder of the section.  As amended the section will read: 

  4.  No person appointed to a place under the exceptions to examination
  made by any departmental rule shall be transferred from such place to
  a place not also excepted from examination.

Departmental Rule XI is hereby amended as follows: 

In clause (a) line 2, insert the word “any” before the word “departmental,” and strike out in line 3 all after the word “rule.”

RAILWAY MAIL RULES.

Railway Mail Rule II is hereby amended as follows: 

In section 6, line 2, after the word “shall,” strike out the words “within one year after appointment;” substitute a period for the semicolon in line 3 and strike out the remainder of the section.  As amended the section will read: 

  6.  No person appointed to a place under any exception to examination
  hereby made shall be transferred to another place not also excepted
  from examination.