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This executive order, signed by President William Howard Taft on 1909-04-07, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Admission of Deaf-Mutes to Examinations for Civil Service." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.
Constitutional Assessment: This action represents an orderly exercise of Article II administrative discretion, managing the internal machinery and personnel of the executive branch without abridging the ancient liberties of the people.
Key Directives & Operative Actions
▪Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Admission of Deaf-Mutes to Examinations for Civil Service.
Exec. Order No. 1060, William Howard Taft (Apr 7, 1909). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-1060-admission-deaf-mutes-examinations-for-civil-service.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
The Executive Order of December 1, 1908, in regard to the admission of deaf mutes to civil service examinations is amended to read as follows: Deaf mutes may be admitted to examinations for all places in the classified civil service of the United States whose duties in the opinion of the heads of the several Executive Departments they may be considered capable of performing, and each Department will furnish to the Civil Service Commission a list of such positions, which list shall not be changed without previous notice to the Commission and in accordance with which the Commission shall certify or withhold from certification deaf mutes as they are reached in their order. WM. H. TAFT. THE WHITE HOUSE, April 7, 1909.
