PENDLETON ACT
\pˈɛndə͡ltən ˈakt], \pˈɛndəltən ˈakt], \p_ˈɛ_n_d_əl_t_ə_n ˈa_k_t]\
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An act for the reformation of the national civil service, introduced into the Senate by Pendleton, of Ohio in 1880, but which did not become a law until January 6, 1883. It provides for open competitive examinations for admission to the public service in Washington, and in all custom-houses and post-offices where the official force is of as many as fifty ; for the appointment of a Civil Service Commission of three persons and for the apportionment of appointments according to the population of States.
By John Franklin Jameson
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