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 each
  nominating officer.

(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.

Approved: 

GROVER CLEVELAND.

CIVIL SERVICE.—­EXTENSION OF THE CLASSIFIED DEPARTMENTAL AND INDIAN SERVICES.