Executive Order 9013 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)
Executive Order 9013—Waiving the Physical Requirements to Permit Walter M. Brucher to Compete in the Competitive Civil Service Examination for the Position of Postmaster at Faribault, Minnesota
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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1942-01-06, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Waiving the Physical Requirements to Permit Walter M. Brucher to Compete in the Competitive Civil Service Examination for the Position of Postmaster at Faribault, Minnesota." 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 the physical requirements for entrance to examinations under the Civil Service Rules be, and they are hereby, waived to permit Walter M.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
104
631 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
12.5
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 9013, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jan 6, 1942). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9013-waiving-the-physical-requirements-permit-walter-m-brucher-compete-the.
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 the physical requirements for entrance to examinations under the Civil Service Rules be, and they are hereby, waived to permit Walter M. Brucher to participate in the competitive civil service examination for the position of Postmaster at Faribault, Minnesota, receipt of applications for which closed on March 25, 1941, and for which Mr. Brucher filed application prior to the closing date. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, January 6, 1942.
