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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1941-04-22, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Covering Certain Positions Into the Competitive Classified Civil Service and Amending Schedule A 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
▪403, 404), and section 1753 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, it is ordered as follows: 1.
▪The positions of Counsel and Assistant Attorney in the Alley Dwelling Authority are hereby covered into the competitive classified civil service, and the incumbents of such positions may acquire a Classified status in accordance with the provisions of section 6 of Civil Service Rule II.
▪Schedule A of the Civil Service Rules is hereby amended by adding thereto the following subdivision: "XXVIII.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
121
729 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
11.3
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 8740, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Apr 22, 1941). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8740-covering-certain-positions-into-the-competitive-classified-civil.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 2 of the Civil Service Act (22 Stat. 403, 404), and section 1753 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, it is ordered as follows: 1. The positions of Counsel and Assistant Attorney in the Alley Dwelling Authority are hereby covered into the competitive classified civil service, and the incumbents of such positions may acquire a Classified status in accordance with the provisions of section 6 of Civil Service Rule II. 2. Schedule A of the Civil Service Rules is hereby amended by adding thereto the following subdivision: "XXVIII. ALLEY DWELLING AUTHORITY 1. The Executive Officer of the Alley Dwelling Authority." FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, April 22, 1941.
