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This executive order, signed by President Grover Cleveland on 1894-07-09, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "—Amendments of 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
▪Departmental Rule II, clause 3 (f), is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following words: Except in the Department of Agriculture the chiefs of the following divisions: Entomology and economic ornithology and mammalogy.
▪1 is hereby amended by dropping from among the places therein excepted from examination the following: In the Department of Agriculture, office of the Secretary, the assistant chiefs of the following divisions: Of entomology and of economic ornithology and mammalogy.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
91
614 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
14.1
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order, "Executive Order—Amendments of Civil Service Rules," Grover Cleveland (Jul 9, 1894). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-amendments-civil-service-rules-3.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
DEPARTMENTAL RULE II. Departmental Rule II, clause 3 (f), is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following words: Except in the Department of Agriculture the chiefs of the following divisions: Entomology and economic ornithology and mammalogy. SPECIAL DEPARTMENTAL RULE NO. I. Special Departmental Rule No. 1 is hereby amended by dropping from among the places therein excepted from examination the following: In the Department of Agriculture, office of the Secretary, the assistant chiefs of the following divisions: Of entomology and of economic ornithology and mammalogy. Approved: GROVER CLEVELAND.
