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Executive Order—Amendments of Civil Service Rules

Benjamin Harrison Benjamin Harrison
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Tuesday, February 23, 1892
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2 min read (367 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

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This executive order, signed by President Benjamin Harrison on 1892-02-23, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "—Amendments of Civil Service Rules." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

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

▪ All temporary appointments made under this authority and their termination shall at once be reported to the Commission.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners
Total Words
367
2,191 characters
Estimated Read Time
2 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
39.9
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," Benjamin Harrison (Feb 23, 1892). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-amendments-civil-service-rules-9.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →
Indian Rule VI is hereby amended by inserting after the word "appointment" the following: "from one agency to another;" so that as amended the rule will read: Subject to the conditions stated in Rule IV, transfers may be made after absolute appointment from one agency to another, from one school to another, and from one district to another, under such regulations as the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, with the approval of the Secretary of the Interior, may prescribe. Indian Rule IV, section 1, clause (b), is hereby amended by inserting after the word "averages" the following: "who have not been three times certified;" so that as amended the clause will read: If fitness for the vacant place is tested by competitive examination, the Commission shall certify from the proper register of the district in which the vacancy exists the names of the three eligibles thereon, of the sex called for, having the highest averages, who have not been three times certified: Provided, That the eligibles upon any register who have been allowed preference under section 1754 of the Revised Statutes shall be certified, according to their grade, before all other eligibles thereon: And provided further , That if the vacancy is in the grade of matron or teacher, and the wife of the superintendent of the school in which the vacancy exists is an eligible, she may be given preference in certification if the appointing officer so requests. Section 5 of the same rule is also hereby amended by inserting after the word "vacancy" the following: "in any agency or;" so that as amended the clause will read: In case of the sudden occurrence of a vacancy in any agency or in any school during a school term which the public interest requires to be immediately filled the Commissioner of Indian Affairs is authorized, in his discretion, to provide for the temporary filling of the same until a regular appointment can be made under the provisions of sections 1, 2, and 3 of this rule, and when such regular appointment is made the temporary appointment shall terminate. All temporary appointments made under this authority and their termination shall at once be reported to the Commission. BENJ. HARRISON