Executive Order 1997 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 1997—Amending the Civil Service Rules Providing for the Appointment of Aliens When No Citizens Are Available

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Saturday, July 25, 1914

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1 min read (166 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

Early Statesman synthesis distilling legal jargon into practical meaning, statutory anchors, and structural constitutional impacts.

This executive order, signed by President Woodrow Wilson on 1914-07-25, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amending the Civil Service Rules Providing for the Appointment of Aliens When No Citizens Are Available." 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

▪ Of Rule V is hereby amended by adding thereto the following proviso: Provided, That when an examination has been duly announced to fill a vacancy and there is a lack of eligibles who are citizens, the Commission may, in its discretion, examine persons who are not citizens, but they shall not be certified for appointment so long as citizens are eligible.

▪ As amended this section will read: 1.

▪ No person shall be admitted to examination unless he be a citizen of or owe allegiance to the United States: Provided, That when an examination has been duly announced to fill a vacancy and there is a lack of eligibles who are citizens, the Commission may, in its discretion, examine persons who are not citizens, but they shall not be certified for appointment so long as citizens are eligible.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

166

953 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

16.8

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 1997, Woodrow Wilson (Jul 25, 1914). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-1997-amending-the-civil-service-rules-providing-for-the-appointment-aliens.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Section 1 of Rule V is hereby amended by adding thereto the following proviso: Provided, That when an examination has been duly announced to fill a vacancy and there is a lack of eligibles who are citizens, the Commission may, in its discretion, examine persons who are not citizens, but they shall not be certified for appointment so long as citizens are eligible. As amended this section will read: 1. No person shall be admitted to examination unless he be a citizen of or owe allegiance to the United States: Provided, That when an examination has been duly announced to fill a vacancy and there is a lack of eligibles who are citizens, the Commission may, in its discretion, examine persons who are not citizens, but they shall not be certified for appointment so long as citizens are eligible. This order merely transfers to the civil service rules a provision of an Executive order of June 13, 1906. WOODROW WILSON THE WHITE HOUSE, July 25, 1914.