Presidential Order Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order

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Tuesday, November 15, 1904

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1 min read (203 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 Theodore Roosevelt on 1904-11-15, 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: Scrutinized through Article II, Section 2, this action exercises the President's constitutional role as Commander in Chief. Early Framers recognized broad executive discretion in commanding military forces during conflict, provided it remains bounded by congressional declarations and respects civilian domestic courts.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ This order shall apply to all officers and employees, except persons employed merely as laborers, persons whose appointments are confirmed by the Senate, and engineers detailed from the army.

▪ The officers and employees included within the provisions of this order are hereby arranged in classes according to annual salary or compensation as follows: A.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

203

1,205 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

7.7

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order, "Executive Order," Theodore Roosevelt (Nov 15, 1904). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-40.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

In the exercise of the power vested in the President by Section 1753 of the Revised Statutes and acts amendatory thereof: IT IS ORDERED, That the Isthmian Canal Commission be classified and the civil-service act and rules applied thereto, and that no person be hereafter appointed, employed, promoted, or transferred in the service of said Commission until he passes an examination in conformity therewith, unless specifically exempted thereunder. This order shall apply to all officers and employees, except persons employed merely as laborers, persons whose appointments are confirmed by the Senate, and engineers detailed from the army. The officers and employees included within the provisions of this order are hereby arranged in classes according to annual salary or compensation as follows: A. Less that $720. B. $720 or more and less than $840. C. $840 or more and less than $900. D. $900 or more and less than $1,000. E. $1,000 or more and less than $1,200. 1. $1,200 or more and less than $1,400. 2. $1,400 or more and less than $1,600. 3. $1,600 or more and less than $1,800. 4. $1,800 or more and less than $2,000. 5. $2,000 or more and less than $2,500. 6. $2,500 or more. THEODORE ROOSEVELT.