Executive Order 5696—Amendment of Schedule B, of the Civil-Service Rules, to Permit Appointment of Headquarters Messenger, Philippine Department, Upon Noncompetitive Examination

Schedule B, IV, War Department, of positions excepted from the competitive feature of examination, under the civil-service rules, is hereby amended by the addition of a new paragraph to be numbered "3", and to read as follows:

3. One position of headquarters messenger at the headquarters of the Philippine Department, when filled by an honorably discharged, enlisted man, who has been on duty at those headquarters.

HERBERT HOOVER

The White House,
August 27, 1931.