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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1937-03-29, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Authorizing the Appointment of Mrs. Etta May Gilley to a Position in the Postal Service Without Regard to 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
▪Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Authorizing the Appointment of Mrs. Etta May Gilley to a Position in the Postal Service Without Regard to the Civil Service Rules.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
124
709 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
11.3
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 7592, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Mar 29, 1937). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7592-authorizing-the-appointment-mrs-etta-may-gilley-position-the-postal.
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 (22 Stat. 403, 404), it is hereby ordered that Mrs. Etta May Gilley may be appointed to an appropriate position in the Postal Service of the Post Office Department without regard to her competitive standing on the register of civil service eligibles. Mrs. Gilley is the wife of William L. Gilley who has been retired from his position as clerk in the Postal Service on account of permanent and total disability, and she is without adequate means for the support of herself and her two small children. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, March 29, 1937.
