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Modelers. 



niustrators. 



Engravers. 



Lithographers. 



Compositors. 



Printers. 



Pressmen. 



Folders and feeders in printing office. 



Library clerks. 



Library cataloguers. 



Scientific assistants in library science. 



Publication and document folders and mailers. 



Frank counters. 



Telegraph and telephone operators. 



Electricians. 



Steam engineers. 



Firemen. 



Assistant firemen. 



Machinists. 



Skilled mechanics. 



Plumbers. 



Blacksmiths. 



Carpenters. 



Painters. 



Skilled laborers. 



Messengers. 



Assistant messengers. 



Watchmen. 



Mere unskilled manual laborers, including charwomen. 



REGULATIONS GOVERNING EMPLOYEES IN THE U. S. DEPART- 

 MENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



By the provisions of the Civil Service act approved Janiiar}" 16, 

 1883, and the rules of the U. S. Civil Service Commission approved 

 b}^ the President, all positions in the U. S. Dej)artment of Agriculture, 

 except those of mere manual, unskilled laborers, including charwomen, 

 are now embraced in the classified civil service, and appointments 

 thereto can now be made only from certificates issued by the U. S. 

 Civil Service Commission, except in the cases of special agents and 

 experts. 



AH persons seeking information respecting the classified civil serv- 

 ice and examinations for positions therein should address the U. S. 

 Civil Service Commission, Washington, D. C. A manual of examina- 

 tions for the classified civil service of the United States is ]3ublished 

 by the U. S. Civil Service Commission for the information and guid- 

 ance of all persons interested therein. 



Any person holding an aj)pointment to a position in any otlier 

 Dei)artment or officially connected with any other branch of the 

 Government service will not, while holding such apj)ointment, be 

 emploj^ed in any capacity, even temporarilj', in the U. S. Department 

 of Agriculture. 



To every person appointed to any position in the U. S. Department 

 of Agriculture a written appointment, signed by the Secretary' (or 

 Acting Secretary-) of Agriculture, will be issued, stating the title or 

 name of the position to which ajipointed and describing in general 

 terms the character of tlie service to be performed by and specifying 

 the salary or the rate of comx^ensation to be paid to tlie person so 

 appointed and the specific roll or fund provided in the act making 

 appropriations for the Department of Agriculture from whicli paid. 



