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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1933-05-18, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment of Schedules A and B, Civil-Service Rules, Positions Under Farm Credit Administration." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.
Constitutional Assessment: Reviewed under the Tenth Amendment and the principle of dual federalism, this order touches upon domains traditionally reserved to the sovereign States. The Framers would caution against any attempt to commandeer state officers or displace local police powers through federal executive fiat.
Key Directives & Operative Actions
▪Schedule A of the civil-service rules is hereby amended as follows: Substitute the designation "FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION" for "FEDERAL FARM BOARD" under subdivision XXI, and add the following paragraphs: 1.
▪————— Schedule B of the civil-service rules is amended by substituting the designation "FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION" for the designation "FEDERAL FARM BOARD " under subdivision XII.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
185
1,230 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
18.2
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 6134, Franklin D. Roosevelt (May 18, 1933). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6134-amendment-schedules-and-b-civil-service-rules-positions-under-farm.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
Schedule A of the civil-service rules is hereby amended as follows: Substitute the designation "FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION" for "FEDERAL FARM BOARD" under subdivision XXI, and add the following paragraphs: 1. Private secretary or confidential clerk each to the three Deputy Governors, the General Counsel, the five Commissioners, and the heads of six major divisions. 2. Not exceeding eight positions in the immediate office of the Governor in addition to the private secretary excepted under subdivision I of schedule A. ————— Schedule B of the civil-service rules is amended by substituting the designation "FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION" for the designation "FEDERAL FARM BOARD " under subdivision XII. ————— Incumbents of positions in the organizations transferred to the Farm Credit Administration by the Executive order of March 27, 1933, who do not already possess a competitive classified civil-service status shall not acquire such status by reason of such transfer, except upon recommendation to the Civil Service Commission by the Governor of the Farm Credit Administration, subject to such noncompetitive tests of fitness as the Civil Service Commission may prescribe. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, May 18, 1933.
