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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1935-02-15, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment of Schedule A, Subdivision III, Paragraph 7, of the Civil-Service Rules." 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
▪403, 404), schedule A, subdivision III, paragraph 7, of the civil-service rules is hereby amended to read as follows: "7.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners
🏛️ Public Health & Medical Institutions
🏛️ Financial Institutions & Monetary Authorities
Total Words
186
1,212 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
20.2
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 6970, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Feb 15, 1935). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6970-amendment-schedule-subdivision-iii-paragraph-7-the-civil-service.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by the provisions of paragraph eighth of subdivision SECOND of section 2 of the Civil Service Act of January 16, 1883 (ch. 27, 22 Stat. 403, 404), schedule A, subdivision III, paragraph 7, of the civil-service rules is hereby amended to read as follows: "7. Public Health Service: Attendants employed in hospitals, quarantine stations, sanatoriums, and other similar establishments where, in the opinion of the Commission, the establishment of registers is impracticable; employees engaged in rural sanitation work financed jointly by the Treasury Department and a State, county, or municipality, and for which at least one-half of the expense is furnished by a State, county, or municipality; personnel engaged in plague-suppressive measures, where a cooperative budget is agreed upon, which provides that the work shall be financed jointly by the Treasury Department and a State, county, or municipality, and for which at least one-half of the expense is borne by the cooperative agency; and employees assigned to classified positions during treatment or convalescence at Government sanatoriums." FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, February 15, 1935.
