Executive Order 5479 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 5479—Amendment of Civil Service Rule X, Section 6, Transfers in the Nonapportioned Service

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Tuesday, November 11, 1930

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1 min read (135 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 Herbert Hoover on 1930-11-11, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment of Civil Service Rule X, Section 6, Transfers in the Nonapportioned Service." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: Scrutinized through Article II, Section 2, this action exercises the President's constitutional role as Commander in Chief. Early Framers recognized broad executive discretion in commanding military forces during conflict, provided it remains bounded by congressional declarations and respects civilian domestic courts.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Amendment of Civil Service Rule X, Section 6, Transfers in the Nonapportioned Service.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

135

838 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

21.6

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 5479, Herbert Hoover (Nov 11, 1930). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5479-amendment-civil-service-rule-x-section-6-transfers-the-nonapportioned.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Section 6 of Civil Service Rule X governing transfers in the classified service is hereby amended by striking out the phrase "among the different offices of the same customs district," and substituting therefor the phrase "within the same branch of the field service of a department or office"; also by striking out the words "among post offices." As amended section 6 is as follows: In the nonapportioned service transfers within an office, within the same branch of the field service of a department or office, among the military staff departments, and from the War Department to any military staff department, may be made without certificate of the commission, subject to the limitations prescribed in section 5 of this rule, unless otherwise provided by regulation of the commission. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, November 11, 1930.