Executive Order 7241 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 7241—Amendment of Schedule A, Subdivision III, Paragraph 14, of the Civil-Service Rules

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Wednesday, December 4, 1935

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1 min read (201 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 1935-12-04, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment of Schedule A, Subdivision III, Paragraph 14, 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), paragraph 14, subdivision III, schedule A, of the civil-service rules is hereby amended by (1) eliminating therefrom the positions of informers and posse men, (2) including therein the positions of certain special employees in the Bureau of Narcotics, and (3) placing restrictions upon appointments to the positions named therein—the paragraph as amended to read as follows: "14.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Financial Institutions & Monetary Authorities

Total Words

201

1,282 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

21.2

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 7241, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Dec 4, 1935). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7241-amendment-schedule-subdivision-iii-paragraph-14-the-civil-service.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by the provisions of the last sentence of paragraph Eighth of subdivision SECOND of section 2 of the Civil Service Act (22 Stat. 403, 404), paragraph 14, subdivision III, schedule A, of the civil-service rules is hereby amended by (1) eliminating therefrom the positions of informers and posse men, (2) including therein the positions of certain special employees in the Bureau of Narcotics, and (3) placing restrictions upon appointments to the positions named therein—the paragraph as amended to read as follows: "14. Special employees employed temporarily for detective work in the Internal Revenue Service, under the appropriation for detecting and bringing to trial and punishment persons violating the internal-revenue laws; and special employees in the field service of the Bureau of Narcotics whose services are required because of individual knowledge of violations of law, who shall be continued only so long as their personal knowledge of such violations makes their services necessary. This exemption from competition is for exceptional and unusual cases only, report to be made to the Civil Service Commission by letter as soon as the appointment is made." FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, December 4, 1935.