Executive Order 8258 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8258—Amending Paragraph 7, Subdivision I, Schedule A of the Civil Service Rules

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Thursday, September 21, 1939

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1 min read (178 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 1939-09-21, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amending Paragraph 7, Subdivision I, Schedule A 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

▪ 404), it is ordered that paragraph 7, Subdivision I, Schedule A of the civil service rules be, and it is hereby, amended to read as follows: "7.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners 🏛️ Foreign Nations & International Entities 🏛️ Financial Institutions & Monetary Authorities

Total Words

178

1,053 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 8258, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Sep 21, 1939). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8258-amending-paragraph-7-subdivision-i-schedule-the-civil-service-rules.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by paragraph Eighth, subdivision SECOND, section 2 of the Civil Service Act (22 Stat. 404), it is ordered that paragraph 7, Subdivision I, Schedule A of the civil service rules be, and it is hereby, amended to read as follows: "7. Any person employed in a foreign country or in the Virgin Islands, or in Puerto Rico when public exigency warrants, or in any island possession of the United States in the Pacific ocean (except the Hawaiian Islands), or United States citizens employed in a confidential capacity in the Philippine Islands, when in the opinion of the Civil Service Commission it is not practicable to treat the position as in the competitive classified service; but this paragraph shall not apply to any person employed in Canada or Mexico in the service of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, Department of Labor, or to any person employed in any foreign country by the Bureau of Customs of the Treasury Department." FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, September 21, 1939.