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This executive order, signed by President Herbert Hoover on 1930-10-24, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amending Schedule A of the Civil Service Rules." 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
▪Schedule A of the civil service rules, Subdivision VII, Post Office Department, positions excepted from examination under the civil service rules, is hereby amended by the addition of the following paragraph, to be numbered 6: 6.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
75
482 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
15.4
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 5471, Herbert Hoover (Oct 24, 1930). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5471-amending-schedule-the-civil-service-rules.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
Schedule A of the civil service rules, Subdivision VII, Post Office Department, positions excepted from examination under the civil service rules, is hereby amended by the addition of the following paragraph, to be numbered 6: 6. Temporary clerks, carriers, and laborers required for part-time or intermittent work in the Postal Service in connection with the present holiday or seasonal business from this date to February 1, 1931. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, October 24, 1930.
