Executive Order 7223 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)
Executive Order 7223—Amendment of Executive Order No. 7195, of September 26, 1935, Including in the Competitive Classified Civil Service the Positions of Junior Assistant to Technician in the Administration of the Civilian Conservation Corps
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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1935-11-09, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment of Executive Order No. 7195, of September 26, 1935, Including in the Competitive Classified Civil Service the Positions of Junior Assistant to Technician in the Administration of the Civilian Conservation Corps." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.
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
▪7195, of September 26, 1935, including in the competitive classified civil service the positions of junior assistant to technician in the administration of the Civilian Conservation Corps, is hereby amended to read as follows: "By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by the act of March 31, 1933, 48 Stat.
▪Hereafter all appointments to these positions shall be made in accordance with the civil-service rules.
▪Persons who now hold these positions and who fail to qualify for retention as a result of the noncompetitive or open competitive examination provided for herein, shall be replaced within 60 days from the date of the establishment of.
▪6126, of May 8, 1933, is hereby revoked insofar as, and to the extent that, it is in conflict with this order." FRANKLIN D.
Exec. Order No. 7223, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Nov 9, 1935). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7223-amendment-executive-order-no-7195-september-26-1935-including-the.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
Executive Order No. 7195, of September 26, 1935, including in the competitive classified civil service the positions of junior assistant to technician in the administration of the Civilian Conservation Corps, is hereby amended to read as follows: "By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by the act of March 31, 1933, 48 Stat. 22, the Civil Service Act of January 16, 1883 (22 Stat. 403, 404), and section 1753 of the Revised Statutes (5 U.S.C., sec. 631), it is ordered that the positions of junior assistant to technician in the administration of the Civilian Conservation Corps be, and they are hereby, included in the competitive classified civil service, with the proviso that the initial examination to be held by the Civil Service Commission for each Civilian Conservation Corps camp shall be limited to enrollees of the Civilian Conservation Corps; and with the further proviso that the incumbents on the date of this order of positions the duties of which correspond to those performed by junior assistants to technician may acquire a status for appointment to positions of junior assistant to technician by passing an appropriate noncompetitive examination to be prescribed by the United States Civil Service Commission. Hereafter all appointments to these positions shall be made in accordance with the civil-service rules. Persons who now hold these positions and who fail to qualify for retention as a result of the noncompetitive or open competitive examination provided for herein, shall be replaced within 60 days from the date of the establishment of. the Commission's list of eligibles. "Paragraph (4) of Executive Order No. 6126, of May 8, 1933, is hereby revoked insofar as, and to the extent that, it is in conflict with this order." FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, November 9, 1935.
