nnual salary of $1,800 or
more or a compensation at the rate of $1,800 or more, but less than
$2,000 per annum.

_Class 10_.--All persons receiving an annual salary of $2,000 or
more, or a compensation at the rate of $2,000 or more per annum.

RULE II.

1. To test fitness for admission to the classified service of the
Government Printing Office, examinations of a practical character shall
be provided by the Commission. If the trade or occupation is such that a
competitive test can not be made, the Commission shall provide
regulations for the registration of applicants without competitive
tests.

2. Any male citizen of the United States not under 21 or over 45 years
of age and any female citizen not under 18 or over 35 years of age may
be examined for positions in the Government Printing Office.

3. No application for a position in the Government Printing Office which
belongs to one of the recognized mechanical trades shall be received
from any applicant who has not served at least five years at the
particular trade to which the position for which he applies belongs, one
year of which service must have been rendered as a journeyman.

4. Blank forms of application shall be furnished by the Commission, and
the date of reception and also of approval by the Commission of each
application shall be entered on the application paper.

RULE III.

1. The grade or standing of every competitor shall be determined under
regulations made by the Commission, and each competitor shall be duly
notified whether or not he is eligible for appointment.

2. No competitor who has failed to obtain an eligible standing shall
be admitted to another test within six months from the date of failure
unless he shall furnish satisfactory evidence to the Commission that at
the time of his examination he was unable to do himself justice because
of illness or other good cause.

3. No eligible shall be admitted to a test during the period of his
eligibility unless he shall furnish satisfactory evidence to the
Commission that at the time of his examination he was unable to do
himself justice because of illness or other good cause.

4. All competitors whose claims of preference under section 1754 of the
Revised Statutes have been allowed by the Commission who attain a
general average of 65 per cent or over, and all other competitors who
attain a general average of 7