Executive Order 6784 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 6784—Placing Outside the Classified Civil Service Positions Created Under the Act of March 21, 1934, Establishing the District of Columbia-Virginia Boundary Commission

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Saturday, June 30, 1934

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1 min read (142 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 Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1934-06-30, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Placing Outside the Classified Civil Service Positions Created Under the Act of March 21, 1934, Establishing the District of Columbia-Virginia Boundary 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

▪ 125, 73d Cong.), are hereby placed outside the classified civil service and accordingly appointments to such positions may be made by the District of Columbia-Virginia Boundary Commission without compliance with the requirements of the civil-service rules.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

142

894 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

10.7

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 6784, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jun 30, 1934). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6784-placing-outside-the-classified-civil-service-positions-created-under.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Civil Service Act of January 16, 1883 (ch. 27, 22 Stat. 403), and section 1753 of the Revised Statutes (5 U.S.C., sec. 631), and in view of the temporary nature of the employment involved, all positions created under the authority contained in the act entitled: "An act to provide for the appointment of a commission to establish the boundary line between the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Virginia", approved March 21, 1934 (Public, No. 125, 73d Cong.), are hereby placed outside the classified civil service and accordingly appointments to such positions may be made by the District of Columbia-Virginia Boundary Commission without compliance with the requirements of the civil-service rules. This order is recommended by the District of Columbia-Virginia Boundary Commission. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, June 30, 1934.