Executive Order 7055 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)
Executive Order 7055—Waiver of the Civil-Service Rules to Permit the Appointment of Fred S. Gilbert to a Position in the Custodial Service of the Post Office Department
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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1935-05-28, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Waiver of the Civil-Service Rules to Permit the Appointment of Fred S. Gilbert to a Position in the Custodial Service of the Post Office Department." 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
▪Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Waiver of the Civil-Service Rules to Permit the Appointment of Fred S. Gilbert to a Position in the Custodial Service of the Post Office Department.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
92
552 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
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Flesch-Kincaid
11
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 7055, Franklin D. Roosevelt (May 28, 1935). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7055-waiver-the-civil-service-rules-permit-the-appointment-fred-s-gilbert.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by paragraph Eighth of subdivision SECOND of section 2 of the Civil Service Act of January 16, 1883 (ch. 27, 22 Stat. 403, 404), it is hereby ordered that Mr. Fred S. Gilbert may be appointed to the position of elevator operator in the custodial service of the Post Office Department, assigned to the United States Courthouse and Post Office Building, Jacksonville, Florida, without compliance with the requirements of the civil-service rules. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, May 28, 1935.
