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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1940-06-01, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Waiver of Age Limit to Permit Florence S. Ellenberger To Compete in a Certain Civil Service Examination." 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
▪403, 404), it is ordered that the maximum age limit for entrance to examinations under the Civil Service Rules be, and it is hereby, waived to permit Mrs.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
110
680 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. 8426, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jun 1, 1940). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8426-waiver-age-limit-permit-florence-s-ellenberger-compete-certain-civil.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in the President by paragraph Eighth, subdivision SECOND, section 2 of the Civil Service Act (22 Stat. 403, 404), it is ordered that the maximum age limit for entrance to examinations under the Civil Service Rules be, and it is hereby, waived to permit Mrs. Florence S. Eilenberger to compete in the pending open competitive civil service examination for the position of Postmaster at East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. Mrs. Eilenberger is the widow of Clinton B. Eilenberger, who served as Third Assistant Postmaster General from 1933 to 1937. This order is recommended by the Postmaster General. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, June 1, 1940.
