Appointments to all other positions in the
customs service in said districts may be, until otherwise ordered,
excepted from the operation of the rules.
8. When a vacancy occurs in the office of postmaster in cities having,
according to the census of 1870, a population of 20,000 or more, the
Postmaster-General shall ascertain if any of the subordinates in such
office are suitable persons qualified to discharge efficiently the
duties of postmaster, and if such are found he shall certify to the
President the name or names of those subordinates, not exceeding three
in number, who in his judgment are best qualified for the position,
from which list the President will make the nomination to fill the
vacancy; but if no such subordinate be found so qualified, or if the
nomination be not confirmed by the Senate, the nomination will be
made at the discretion of the President. Vacancies occurring in such
positions in the said post-office as are included in the subjoined
classification will be filled in accordance with the rules.
Appointments to all other positions in the said post-offices may be,
until otherwise ordered, excepted from the operation of the rules.
9. When a vacancy occurs in the office of postmaster of a class
not otherwise provided for, applications for the position from any
subordinate or subordinates in the office, or from other persons
residing within the delivery of the office, may be addressed to the
Postmaster-General, inclosing proper certificates of character,
responsibility, and capacity; and if any of the subordinates so
applying shall be found suitable and qualified, the name or names of
the best qualified, not exceeding three, shall be certified by the
board of examiners to the Postmaster-General, and from them the
nomination or appointment shall be made; but if no subordinate be
found qualified, the said board shall certify to the Postmaster-General
the name or names, not exceeding three, of the best qualified among the
other applicants, and from them the nomination or appointment shall be
made.
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