Executive Order 7306 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 7306—Authorizing the Appointment of Mrs. Hilda McTeer to a Position in the Classified Service of the Government Without Regard to Civil-Service Rules

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Friday, February 28, 1936

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1 min read (147 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 1936-02-28, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Authorizing the Appointment of Mrs. Hilda McTeer to a Position in the Classified Service of the Government Without Regard to 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

▪ Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Authorizing the Appointment of Mrs. Hilda McTeer to a Position in the Classified Service of the Government Without Regard to Civil-Service Rules.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Financial Institutions & Monetary Authorities

Total Words

147

861 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 7306, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Feb 28, 1936). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7306-authorizing-the-appointment-mrs-hilda-mcteer-position-the-classified.

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 Mrs. Hilda McTeer may be appointed to a position in the classified service of the Government without compliance with the requirements of the civil-service rules. Mrs. McTeer is the widow of John H. McTeer, who had long and meritorious service in the Treasury Department, and who died on July 18, 1935, leaving his widow and a minor child without adequate means of support. Mrs. McTeer has also served a number of years under temporary appointments in the Treasury Department and o their branches of the Government service. This order is recommended by the Secretary of the Treasury. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, February 28, 1936.