Executive Order 6941 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 6941—Authorizing the Appointment of Mrs. Hannah Curtis in the Navy Department Without Regard to Civil Service Rules

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Tuesday, January 8, 1935

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1 min read (128 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 1935-01-08, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Authorizing the Appointment of Mrs. Hannah Curtis in the Navy Department Without Regard to Civil Service Rules." 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

▪ Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Authorizing the Appointment of Mrs. Hannah Curtis in the Navy Department Without Regard to Civil Service Rules.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

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

Total Words

128

740 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

8.7

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 6941, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jan 8, 1935). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6941-authorizing-the-appointment-mrs-hannah-curtis-the-navy-department.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by paragraph Eighth 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. Hannah Curtis may be appointed to the position of under clerk (filing) CAF-1, $1260 per annum, base pay, in the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, Navy Department, Washington, D.C., without compliance with the requirements of the Civil Service Rules. Mrs. Curtis is the widow of Mr. Frank S. Curtis, late chief clerk of the Navy Department, who served the Department well and faithfully for 43 years. This order is issued upon recommendation of the Secretary of the Navy. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, January 8, 1935.