Executive Order 8257 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8257—Authorizing Excepted Appointments To Meet Public Exigency

•

Thursday, September 21, 1939

•

1 min read (134 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 1939-09-21, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Authorizing Excepted Appointments To Meet Public Exigency." 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 Excepted Appointments To Meet Public Exigency.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

134

834 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

18.4

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

📜

Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 8257, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Sep 21, 1939). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8257-authorizing-excepted-appointments-meet-public-exigency.

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, 404), it is hereby ordered that, subject to appropriate noncompetitive tests of fitness, the Civil Service Commission is authorized to permit an immediate appointment without regard to the competitive requirements of the Civil Service Rules in any case in which it appears that a public exigency exists which is directly connected with the neutrality of the United States or the preparedness program of the Federal Government. This authority may be used only under most unusual and compelling circumstances, and the person or persons so appointed will not thereby acquire a classified civil service status. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, September 21, 1939.