Executive Order

Grover Cleveland

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Monday, February 11, 1889

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1 min read (73 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 1889-02-11, 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

▪ I be amended by adding to the exceptions from examination therein declared the following: "11.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

528 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

11.5

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order, "Executive Order," Grover Cleveland (Feb 11, 1889). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-221.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

UNITED STATES CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, Washington, D.C., February 8, 1889. The President. SIR: The Commission recommends that Special Departmental Rule No. I be amended by adding to the exceptions from examination therein declared the following: "11. In the Department of Justice: Assistant attorneys. "12. In the Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Experiment Stations: Private secretary to the Director." Very respectfully, CHAS. LYMAN, United States Civil Service Commissioner. Approved, February 11, 1889. GROVER CLEVELAND