Executive Order 9769 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9769—Amendment of the Regulations Governing the Appointment of Postmasters of the Fourth Class

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Wednesday, August 14, 1946

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1 min read (151 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 Harry S Truman on 1946-08-14, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment of the Regulations Governing the Appointment of Postmasters of the Fourth Class." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: Evaluated against the Fifth Amendment, this action touches upon property or economic rights. An early statesman would insist upon strict adherence to due process of law and the constitutional guarantee that private holdings shall not be encumbered or taken for public purposes without just compensation and lawful process.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ 631), and for the purpose of carrying out the objective aforesaid, the regulations prescribe or approved by the President governing the appointment of postmasters of the fourth class are hereby amended by substituting "$1000" for $500" wherever the latter sum appears in the regulation.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

151

877 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

17.3

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9769, Harry S Truman (Aug 14, 1946). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9769-amendment-the-regulations-governing-the-appointment-postmasters-the.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

WHEREAS under the regulations now in force the appointment of postmasters of the fourth class may be made without regard to the competitive provisions of the Civil Service Rules in any case in which the compensation of the office is not in excess of $500 per annum; and WHEREAS it is deemed desirable and in the public interest that the said limitation of $500 be raised to $1,000; NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me by section 2 of the Civil service Act (22 Stat. 403) and section 1753 of the Revised Statutes (5 U.S.C. 631), and for the purpose of carrying out the objective aforesaid, the regulations prescribe or approved by the President governing the appointment of postmasters of the fourth class are hereby amended by substituting "$1000" for $500" wherever the latter sum appears in the regulation. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, August 14, 1946