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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1935-01-04, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Authorization to Appoint Mrs. Anna E. McGurty." 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 Authorization to Appoint Mrs. Anna E. McGurty.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
119
673 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
7.4
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 6937, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jan 4, 1935). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6937-authorization-appoint-mrs-anna-e-mcgurty.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the provisions of the last sentence of the eighth paragraph of subdivision second of section 2 of the Civil Service Act of January 16, 1883 (ch. 27, 22 Stat. 403, 404), it is hereby ordered that Mrs. Anna E. McGurty may be appointed as clerk in the New York, New York, Post Office without compliance with the requirements of the civil-service rules. Mrs. McGurty is the widow of Peter A. McGurty, who died October 19, 1933, after more than 36 years' employment in the Postal Service. She is without adequate means of support. This order is recommended by the Postmaster General. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, Jan. 4 1935.
