Executive Order 7644 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)
Executive Order 7644—Authorizing Transfer of Certain Employees of the Government-Operated Star Route Service Bureau, Post Office Department, to Positions in the Postal Service
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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1937-06-24, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Authorizing Transfer of Certain Employees of the Government-Operated Star Route Service Bureau, Post Office Department, to Positions in the Postal Service." 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 Transfer of Certain Employees of the Government-Operated Star Route Service Bureau, Post Office Department, to Positions in the Postal Service.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
172
1,056 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
8.2
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
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Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 7644, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jun 24, 1937). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7644-authorizing-transfer-certain-employees-the-government-operated-star.
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, subject to such noncompetitive tests of fitness as the Civil Service Commission may prescribe, the following-named nonclassified employees of the Government-Operated Star Route Service, Bureau of the Second Assistant Postmaster General, who have long been engaged in the operation of certain Star Routes which are again being placed under contract operation, may be transferred and appointed to appropriate classified positions in the Postal Service without regard to the provisions of the Civil Service Act and rules: Robert S. Belfield William L. Brent Harry Charnley Archie R. Delano John W. Fincham O. K. Hale, Jr. Harry B. Hess Charles M. King Richard E. Luce Harry C. McCleary Henry L. Naylor Joseph I. Neal Warner P. Pitts James E. Self Charles S. Thompson George A. Thompson William Washington FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, June 24, 1937.
