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This executive order, signed by President Herbert Hoover on 1929-07-09, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment of Civil Service Rule IX Pertaining to Reinstatement." 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
▪Clause (a) section 1, Civil Service Rule IX, Reinstatement, is amended to read as follows: (a) Unless otherwise provided hereinafter a person may be reinstated only to the department or independent Government establishment from which separated and upon requisition made within one year from the date of his separation.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
187
1,159 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
28
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 5153, Herbert Hoover (Jul 9, 1929). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5153-amendment-civil-service-rule-ix-pertaining-reinstatement.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
Clause (a) section 1, Civil Service Rule IX, Reinstatement, is amended to read as follows: (a) Unless otherwise provided hereinafter a person may be reinstated only to the department or independent Government establishment from which separated and upon requisition made within one year from the date of his separation. In its discretion the Commission may after absolute appointment allow reinstatement in any part of the classified service, and it may also authorize waiver of the one-year limit herein prescribed, under the following time limitations: two years where service has been two years but less than three years; three years where service has been three years but less than four years; four years where service has been four years but less than five years; and without time limit where service has been five years or more; Provided, that the applicant for reinstatement who has been separated more than five years is otherwise eligible as set forth under the conditions of the Executive Order of June 2, 1920; and Provided , further, that he can qualify under an appropriate noncompetitive examination. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, July 9, 1929.
