Presidential Order Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order—Amendments of Civil-Service Rules: United States Civil Service Commission

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Saturday, August 19, 1893

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1 min read (181 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 Grover Cleveland on 1893-08-19, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "—Amendments of Civil-Service Rules: United States Civil Service Commission." 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

▪ Clause 2 of Departmental Rule VIII is hereby amended by inserting after the letter "d" in parentheses in line 2 the following: "until after absolute appointment and," and by striking out all after the word "transferred" in line 4 to and including the word "made" in line 7; so that as amended the clause will read: 2.

▪ The above amendments to clause 2 of Departmental Rule VIII and said rule as so amended are hereby approved.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

181

1,058 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

20.5

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: United States Civil Service Commission," Grover Cleveland (Aug 19, 1893). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-amendments-civil-service-rules-united-states-civil-service-commission.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Washington, D. C. Clause 2 of Departmental Rule VIII is hereby amended by inserting after the letter "d" in parentheses in line 2 the following: "until after absolute appointment and," and by striking out all after the word "transferred" in line 4 to and including the word "made" in line 7; so that as amended the clause will read: 2. No person may be transferred as herein authorized, except as provided in section I, clause (d),until after absolute appointment and until the Commission shall have certified to the officer making the transfer requisition that the person whom it is proposed to transfer has passed an examination to test fitness for the place to which he is to be transferred: Provided , That no person who has been appointed from the copyist register shall be transferred to a place the salary of which is more than $900 per annum until one year after appointment. EXECUTIVE MANSION, Washington , August 19, 1893. The above amendments to clause 2 of Departmental Rule VIII and said rule as so amended are hereby approved. GROVER CLEVELAND.