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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1934-04-14, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment of Schedule B, Subdivision I, Paragraph 1, 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
▪403, 404), paragraph 1 of subdivision I of schedule B of the civil-service rules is hereby amended to read: "1.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
112
646 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
10.9
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 6676, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Apr 14, 1934). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6676-amendment-schedule-b-subdivision-i-paragraph-1-the-civil-service.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the provisions of the last sentence of the eighth paragraph of subdivision second of section 2 of the Civil Service Act of January 16, 1883 (ch. 27, 22 Stat. 403, 404), paragraph 1 of subdivision I of schedule B of the civil-service rules is hereby amended to read: "1. Positions in the Indian Service not now excepted from examination under schedule A, where the applicants are of one fourth or more Indian blood." This order is issued upon the recommendation of the Secretary of the Interior, with the concurrence of the Civil Service Commission. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, April 14, 1934.
