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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1935-04-05, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Authorizing the Appointment of Mrs. Mattie Lowe Sartor in the Post Office 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: 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 Authorizing the Appointment of Mrs. Mattie Lowe Sartor in the Post Office Department Without Regard to Civil-Service Rules.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
113
650 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
10.1
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 7002, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Apr 5, 1935). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7002-authorizing-the-appointment-mrs-mattie-lowe-sartor-the-post-office.
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), it is hereby ordered that Mrs. Mattie Lowe Sartor may be appointed a clerk in the Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Post Office, without compliance with the requirements of the civil-service rules. Mrs. Sartor is the widow of Elmer Sartor, who lost his life while a member of a motorcycle escort during a visit of the Postmaster General to Oklahoma. This order is recommended by the Postmaster General. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, April 5, 1935.
