Statutes, have claim of preference in civil
appointments, the names of such eligibles shall be certified before the
names of other eligibles higher in grade. The Commission shall make
regulations that will secure to each of such preference-claiming
eligibles, in the order of his grade among other preference claimants,
opportunity to have his claim of preference considered and determined by
the appointing officer.

(_c_) Each name on any register of eligibles may be certified only
three times.

2. Of the three names certified to him the postmaster must select one;
and if at the time of making this selection there are more vacancies
than one, he may select more than one name. Each person thus designated
for appointment shall be notified, and upon reporting in person to the
postmaster shall be appointed for a probational period of six months, at
the end of which period, if his conduct and capacity be satisfactory to
the postmaster, he shall receive absolute appointment; but if his
conduct and capacity be not satisfactory to said officer, he shall be
notified that he will not receive absolute appointment, and this
notification shall discharge him from the service.

3. The postmaster of each classified post-office shall require the
superintendent of each division of his office to carefully observe and
report in writing the services rendered by and the character and
qualifications of each probationer serving under him. These reports
shall be preserved on file, and the Commission may prescribe the form
and manner in which they shall be made.

POSTAL RULE V.

Until promotion regulations shall have been applied to a classified
post-office promotions therein may be made upon any test of fitness
determined upon by the postmaster, if not disapproved by the Commission:
_Provided_, That no employee shall be promoted to any grade he
could not enter by appointment under the minimum age limitation applied
thereto by Postal Rule II, clause 2.

POSTAL RULE VI.

1. Transfers may be made as follows:

(_a_) From one classified post-office to another, upon requisition
of the Postmaster-General.

(_b_) From any classified post-office to the Post-Office
Department, and from the Post-Office Department to any classified
post-office, upon requisition of the Postmaster-General.

2. No person may be transferred as herein authorized until the
Commission s