Executive Order 7259 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 7259—Authorizing the Appointment of Frank P. Fallowfield to a Position as Engineer in the Office of the Chief of Engineers, War Department, Without Regard to Civil-Service Rules

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Saturday, December 28, 1935

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1 min read (97 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 Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1935-12-28, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Authorizing the Appointment of Frank P. Fallowfield to a Position as Engineer in the Office of the Chief of Engineers, War Department, Without Regard to Civil-Service Rules." 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 Authorizing the Appointment of Frank P. Fallowfield to a Position as Engineer in the Office of the Chief of Engineers, War Department, Without Regard to Civil-Service Rules.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

573 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

11.3

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 7259, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Dec 28, 1935). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7259-authorizing-the-appointment-frank-p-fallowfield-position-engineer-the.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by the provisions of paragraph Eighth of subdivision SECOND of section 2 of the Civil Service Act of January 16, 1883 (22 Stat. 403, 404), it is hereby ordered that Frank P. Fallowfield may be appointed to a position as engineer in the Office of the Chief of Engineers, War Department, without compliance with the requirements of the civil-service rules and without being accorded a classified status. This order is recommended by the Acting Secretary of War. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, December 28, 1935.