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This executive order, signed by President Herbert Hoover on 1931-05-15, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Classification of Federal Employees in the Philippines." 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
▪Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Classification of Federal Employees in the Philippines.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
120
745 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
21
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 5622, Herbert Hoover (May 15, 1931). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5622-classification-federal-employees-the-philippines.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
On recommendation of the head of a department or independent establishment and with the approval of the Civil Service Commission, any employee of such executive department or independent establishment in the Philippine Islands who on the date of this order is in the Federal service and who for at least seven years has rendered faithful and exceptionally meritorious service in a classified position, and who has acquired a rating of at least 40 in a civil-service examination that would qualify him for probational appointment in the position, may be given a classified status. Such an employee who has served continuously since March 1, 1904, may be given a classified status without examination. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, May 15, 1931.
