Executive Order 7550 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 7550—Revocation of Paragraph 9, Subdivision III, Schedule A, Civil Service Rules

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Wednesday, February 10, 1937

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1 min read (134 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 1937-02-10, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Revocation of Paragraph 9, Subdivision III, Schedule A, 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), it is ordered that paragraph 9, Subdivision III, Schedule A of the Civil Service Rules, excepting one position of tobacco examiner in the Customs Service at the port of Chicago from the competitive classified service, be, and it is hereby, revoked.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Financial Institutions & Monetary Authorities

Total Words

134

825 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

22.8

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 7550, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Feb 10, 1937). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7550-revocation-paragraph-9-subdivision-iii-schedule-civil-service-rules.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Whereas by Executive Order of November 18, 1905, the position of one examiner of tobacco in the Customs Service at the port of Chicago was exempted from the competitive classified service; and Whereas the Treasury Department exercises its prerogative under section 3 of Civil Service Rule n by filling that position as competitive classified positions are filled, thus rendering the exemption unnecessary: Now, Therefore , by virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Civil Service Act (22 Stat. 403), it is ordered that paragraph 9, Subdivision III, Schedule A of the Civil Service Rules, excepting one position of tobacco examiner in the Customs Service at the port of Chicago from the competitive classified service, be, and it is hereby, revoked. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, February 10, 1937.