Presidential Order Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order

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Thursday, November 1, 1888

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1 min read (153 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 1888-11-01, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Executive Order." 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

▪ The foregoing amendment is hereby approved.

▪ GROVER CLEVELAND Departmental Rule VII is hereby amended by inserting at the end of the first sentence of section I the following: Provided, That no certification shall be made from the clerk or any supplementary register to any Department to which promotion regulations have been applied under General Rule III, section 6, to fill a vacancy above the grade of class I.

▪ So that as amended the first paragraph of section I will read: I.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

153

934 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

16.7

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order, "Executive Order," Grover Cleveland (Nov 1, 1888). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-208.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

The foregoing amendment is hereby approved. GROVER CLEVELAND Departmental Rule VII is hereby amended by inserting at the end of the first sentence of section I the following: Provided, That no certification shall be made from the clerk or any supplementary register to any Department to which promotion regulations have been applied under General Rule III, section 6, to fill a vacancy above the grade of class I. So that as amended the first paragraph of section I will read: I. Vacancies in the classified departmental service, unless among the places excepted from examination, if not filled by either promotion or transfer, shall be filled in the following manner: Provided , That no certification shall be made from the clerk or any supplementary register to any Department to which promotion regulations have been applied under General Rule III, section 6, to fill a vacancy above the grade of class I. Approved and promulgated.