Executive Order

Grover Cleveland

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Thursday, December 6, 1888

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1 min read (68 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 Grover Cleveland on 1888-12-06, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Executive Order." 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

▪ 1 be amended by adding to the exceptions from examination therein declared the following: "10.

▪ The above proposed amendment is hereby approved.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

495 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

10.8

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order, "Executive Order," Grover Cleveland (Dec 6, 1888). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-215.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

UNITED STATES CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, Washington, D.C., December 5, 1888. The PRESIDENT. SIR: The Commission recommends that Special Departmental Rule No. 1 be amended by adding to the exceptions from examination therein declared the following: "10. In all the Departments: Bookbinders." Very respectfully, A. P. EDGERTON, CHAS. LYMAN, United States Civil Service Commissioners. EXECUTIVE MANSION, Washington, December 6, 1888. The above proposed amendment is hereby approved. GROVER CLEVELAND