Executive Order 7874 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)
Executive Order 7874—Waiver of Time Limitations Contained in Civil Service Rule IX to Permit the Reinstatement of Mrs. Jessie Scott Arnold to a Position in the Classified Service
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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1938-04-22, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Waiver of Time Limitations Contained in Civil Service Rule IX to Permit the Reinstatement of Mrs. Jessie Scott Arnold to a Position in the Classified Service." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.
Constitutional Assessment: Scrutinized through Article II, Section 2, this action exercises the President's constitutional role as Commander in Chief. Early Framers recognized broad executive discretion in commanding military forces during conflict, provided it remains bounded by congressional declarations and respects civilian domestic courts.
Key Directives & Operative Actions
▪Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Waiver of Time Limitations Contained in Civil Service Rule IX to Permit the Reinstatement of Mrs. Jessie Scott Arnold to a Position in the Classified Service.
Exec. Order No. 7874, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Apr 22, 1938). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7874-waiver-time-limitations-contained-civil-service-rule-ix-permit-the.
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, subdivision SECOND, section 2 of the Civil Service Act (22 Stat. 403, 404), it is hereby ordered that the time limitations contained in Civil Service Rule IX may be waived to permit the reinstatement of Mrs. Jessie Scott Arnold to a classified position in the Federal Trade Commission. Mrs. Arnold has served in the War Department and the Federal Trade Commission, and is the wife of John Knox Arnold, who has been retired from his position in the Federal Trade Commission on account of permanent and total disability. This order is recommended by the Federal Trade Commission. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, April 22, 1938.
