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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1941-04-02, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment of Subdivision IX, Schedule B, 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
▪403, 404), it is ordered that Subdivision IX of Schedule B of the Civil Service Rules be, and it is hereby, amended by adding thereto the following paragraph: "2.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
187
1,203 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
20.4
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 8730, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Apr 2, 1941). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8730-amendment-subdivision-ix-schedule-b-civil-service-rules.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me by paragraph Eighth of subdivision SECOND of section 2 of the Civil Service Act (22 Stat. 403, 404), it is ordered that Subdivision IX of Schedule B of the Civil Service Rules be, and it is hereby, amended by adding thereto the following paragraph: "2. Classified positions in the Custodial Service, and in the Division of Equipment and Supplies under the Fourth Assistant Postmaster General, when filled by the promotion of unclassified laborers, subject to the approval of the Civil Service Commission." This order, which is recommended by the Civil Service Commission in view of the agreement by the Fourth Assistant Postmaster General that hereafter unclassified positions will be filled through appointment from appropriate classified registers as provided in section 3 of Civil Service Rule II, will permit unskilled personnel appointed from the unclassified laborer register to advance upon non-competitive examination to classified positions, but will not accord to such employees a classified status or render them eligible to transfer to classified positions in other branches of the Federal service. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, April 2, 1941.
