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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1936-07-26, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment of Subdivision I, Schedule B, 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 Amendment of Subdivision I, Schedule B, Civil Service Rules.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
112
638 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
14.3
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 7423, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jul 26, 1936). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7423-amendment-subdivision-i-schedule-b-civil-service-rules.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
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 ordered that Subdivision I of Schedule B of the Civil Service Rules be, and it is hereby, amended by eliminating paragraph 2 thereof, and changing paragraph 1 thereof to read as follows: (l) Positions in the Bureau of Indian Affairs in Washington, D.C., and in the field, not now excepted from examination under Schedule A, where the applicants are of one-fourth or more Indian blood. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT THE WHITE HOUSE, July 26, 1936.
