Executive Order 8229 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8229—Authorizing the Promotion of Lieutenant Harry R. Lohman of the Metropolitan Police Force of the Government of the District of Columbia Without Regard to His Standing Upon the Civil Service Register of Eligibles

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Saturday, August 26, 1939

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1 min read (120 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 1939-08-26, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Authorizing the Promotion of Lieutenant Harry R. Lohman of the Metropolitan Police Force of the Government of the District of Columbia Without Regard to His Standing Upon the Civil Service Register of Eligibles." 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 Promotion of Lieutenant Harry R. Lohman of the Metropolitan Police Force of the Government of the District of Columbia Without Regard to His Standing Upon the Civil Service Register of Eligibles.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

120

704 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

13.4

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 8229, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Aug 26, 1939). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8229-authorizing-the-promotion-lieutenant-harry-r-lohman-the-metropolitan.

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, subdivision SECOND, section 2 of the Civil Service Act (22 Stat. 403, 404), it is hereby ordered that the Board of Commissioners of the Government of the District of Columbia may promote Lieutenant Harry R. Lohman of the Metropolitan Police Force of the District of Columbia to the rank of captain in the said police force, without regard to his standing upon the civil service register of eligibles. This order is recommended by the President of the Board of Commissioners and by the Superintendent of Police of the Government of the District of Columbia. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, Aug 26, 1939.