Early Statesman synthesis distilling legal jargon into practical meaning, statutory anchors, and structural constitutional impacts.
This executive order, signed by President Herbert Hoover on 1929-08-08, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amending Schedule A and Schedule B of the Civil Service Rules." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.
Constitutional Assessment: Evaluated against the Fifth Amendment, this action touches upon property or economic rights. An early statesman would insist upon strict adherence to due process of law and the constitutional guarantee that private holdings shall not be encumbered or taken for public purposes without just compensation and lawful process.
Key Directives & Operative Actions
▪Paragraph 1, Subdivision II, of Schedule A, which excepts from the requirement of examination in the State Department: "Officers to aid in important drafting work" is hereby revoked.
▪The following-named persons now holding excepted positions as officers to aid in important drafting work but whose duties are in fact of a classified competitive character, are hereby given a classified competitive status: William H.
▪Schedule B of Positions which may be filled upon noncompetitive examination under the civil service rules, is hereby amended by the addition of a new Subdivision as follows: X.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises
🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
🏛️ Foreign Nations & International Entities
Total Words
193
1,267 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
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Flesch-Kincaid
11.4
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
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Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 5171, Herbert Hoover (Aug 8, 1929). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5171-amending-schedule-and-schedule-b-the-civil-service-rules.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
Paragraph 1, Subdivision II, of Schedule A, which excepts from the requirement of examination in the State Department: "Officers to aid in important drafting work" is hereby revoked. The following-named persons now holding excepted positions as officers to aid in important drafting work but whose duties are in fact of a classified competitive character, are hereby given a classified competitive status: William H. Beck Harry R. Young Carlton B. Savage Emerson B. Christie Samuel W. Boggs Joseph V. Fuller Yale O. Millington Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. Eliot B. Coulter Edward C. Wynne. Schedule B of Positions which may be filled upon noncompetitive examination under the civil service rules, is hereby amended by the addition of a new Subdivision as follows: X. State Department. 1. Specialists in foreign relations, political, economic and financial, whose proposed compensation is $3,200 or more, and whose training and experience along the lines of their proposed duties meet the standard minimum qualifications set up in open competitive examinations for positions in the professional service for corresponding grades. The Civil Service Commission concurs with the Department of State in recommending these amendments. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, August 8, 1929.
