Executive Order 8416 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)
Executive Order 8416—Authorizing the Appointment of William T. Geurts to a Position as Senior Mediator, Maritime Labor Board, Without Regard to the Civil Service Rules
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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1940-05-22, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Authorizing the Appointment of William T. Geurts to a Position as Senior Mediator, Maritime Labor Board, 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 William T. Geurts to a Position as Senior Mediator, Maritime Labor Board, Without Regard to the Civil Service Rules.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
129
761 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
12.4
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 8416, Franklin D. Roosevelt (May 22, 1940). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8416-authorizing-the-appointment-william-t-geurts-position-senior-mediator.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of 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 William T. Geurts may be appointed to a position as Senior Mediator, Maritime Labor Board, without regard to his standing on the register of civil service eligibles. This action is taken upon the recommendation of the Chairman of the Maritime Labor Board, who states that Mr. Geurts has performed effective and efficient service since his temporary appointment on May 2, 1939, under authority of section 2 of Civil Service Rule VIII, and that it would be in the interest of efficient administration to continue his services. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, May 22, 1940.
