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June 16, 1896

Engraving of Grover Cleveland (1837-1908), President of the United States, 1885-1889, 1893-1897

June 16, 1896 President Grover Cleveland directs that the Civil Service rules will be applied from July 1, 1896, to all persons in the bureaus under the Smithsonian Institution whose salaries are paid out of government appropriations.

Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution Archives

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