Executive Order 7737 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 7737—Authorizing the Appointment of Mrs. Mary G. Bird to a Position in the Farm Credit Administration Without Regard to the Civil Service Rules

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Saturday, November 6, 1937

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1 min read (125 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 1937-11-06, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Authorizing the Appointment of Mrs. Mary G. Bird to a Position in the Farm Credit Administration Without Regard to the 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. Mary G. Bird to a Position in the Farm Credit Administration Without Regard to the Civil Service Rules.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

125

732 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

11.1

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 7737, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Nov 6, 1937). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7737-authorizing-the-appointment-mrs-mary-g-bird-position-the-farm-credit.

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 (22 Stat. 403), it is hereby ordered that Mrs. Mary G. Bird may be appointed to a classified position in the Farm Credit Administration without compliance with the requirements of the Civil Service Rules. Mrs. Bird would have become eligible to acquire a civil service status under the provisions of Executive Order No. 6758 of June 29, 1984, had she not been appointed to an excepted position in the Farm Credit Administration on June 1, 1934. This order is recommended by the Governor of the Farm Credit Administration. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, November 6, 1937.