Executive Order 7422 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 7422—Amendment of Schedule A, Subdivision VIII, Paragraph 5, Civil Service Rules

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Thursday, July 23, 1936

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1 min read (143 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 1936-07-23, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment of Schedule A, Subdivision VIII, Paragraph 5, 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

▪ Such employees shall serve only so long as absolutely required and in no case beyond the usual field season.

▪ So far as the Commission may deem practicable, appointments of such employees shall be made from the registers of eliglbles.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

143

886 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

15.5

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 7422, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jul 23, 1936). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7422-amendment-schedule-subdivision-viii-paragraph-5-civil-service-rules.

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), paragraph 5, Subdivision VIII of Schedule A of the Civil Service Rules, is hereby amended by adding thereto the following subparagraph: (k) Guards, scalers, field assistants for reconnaissance parties, foreman engaged upon road or trail construction, and telephone operators, employed temporarily during the season of danger from fires or when special work requires additions to the regular forest force. Such employees shall serve only so long as absolutely required and in no case beyond the usual field season. So far as the Commission may deem practicable, appointments of such employees shall be made from the registers of eliglbles. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT THE WHITE HOUSE, July 23, 1936.