Executive Order 8436 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8436—Authorizing the Appointment of Baird Snyder, III, to the Position of Deputy Administrator in the Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor, Without Regard to the Requirements of the Civil Service Rules

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Tuesday, June 11, 1940

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1 min read (87 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 1940-06-11, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Authorizing the Appointment of Baird Snyder, III, to the Position of Deputy Administrator in the Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor, Without Regard to the Requirements of 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

▪ That Baird Snyder, III, may be appointed to the position of Deputy Administrator in the Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor, without compliance with the requirements of the Civil Service Rules: Provided , that such appointment shall not confer a competitive classified civil-service status upon the appointee.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

541 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

15.6

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 8436, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jun 11, 1940). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8436-authorizing-the-appointment-baird-snyder-iii-the-position-deputy.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

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. 404), it is hereby ordered that Baird Snyder, III, may be appointed to the position of Deputy Administrator in the Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor, without compliance with the requirements of the Civil Service Rules: Provided , that such appointment shall not confer a competitive classified civil-service status upon the appointee. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, June 11, 1940.