Executive Order 8415 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)
Executive Order 8415—Authorizing the Appointment of Lyman A. Fillmen to a Classified Position in the Smithsonian Institution Without Regard to the Civil Service Rules
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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1940-05-20, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Authorizing the Appointment of Lyman A. Fillmen to a Classified Position in the Smithsonian Institution 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 Lyman A. Fillmen to a Classified Position in the Smithsonian Institution Without Regard to the Civil Service Rules.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
119
757 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
13.4
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 8415, Franklin D. Roosevelt (May 20, 1940). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8415-authorizing-the-appointment-lyman-fillmen-classified-position-the.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of 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 Lyman A. Fillmen may be appointed to a classified position of instrument maker in the Smithsonian Institution without compliance with the requirements of the Civil Service Rules. Mr. Fillmen has performed highly creditable and capable service for nine years in the private laboratories of the Smithsonian Institution, and it is desirable that he be appointed to the above-mentioned technical position, which is in the competitive classified service. This order is recommended by the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, May 20, 1940.
