Executive Order 8235 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8235—Authorizing the Appointment of Mrs. Coey Custer Jones to a Classified Position in the Public Health Service, Federal Security Agency, Without Regard to the Civil Service Rules

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Wednesday, September 6, 1939

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1 min read (124 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 1939-09-06, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Authorizing the Appointment of Mrs. Coey Custer Jones to a Classified Position in the Public Health Service, Federal Security Agency, 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. Coey Custer Jones to a Classified Position in the Public Health Service, Federal Security Agency, Without Regard to the Civil Service Rules.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners 🏛️ Public Health & Medical Institutions

Total Words

124

749 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

10.7

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 8235, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Sep 6, 1939). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8235-authorizing-the-appointment-mrs-coey-custer-jones-classified-position.

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 Mrs. Coey Custer Jones may be appointed to an appropriate classified position in the Public Health Service, Federal Security Agency, without compliance with the requirements of the Civil Service rules. Mrs. Jones is the widow of Surgeon Roy R. Jones, a commissioned medical officer of the Public Health Service, who died on June 13, 1939, leaving his widow and three children without adequate means of continued support. This order is recommended by the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, Sept 6, 1939.