Executive Order 8887 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8887—Exemption of Certain Plate Printers of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Treasury Department, From Compulsory Retirement for Age

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Wednesday, September 3, 1941

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2 min read (307 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1941-09-03, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Exemption of Certain Plate Printers of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Treasury Department, From Compulsory Retirement for Age." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

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

▪ 715a), I hereby exempt from compulsory retirement for age, subject to the conditions herein prescribed, the following-named plate printers of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Treasury Department: Fallon, Andrew J.

▪ The exemption from compulsory retirement of each of the above-named employees shall not continue for more than sixty days after notification by the Civil Service Commission to the Director of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing of the establishment by the Commission of such registers of plate printer eligibles as will provide for the replacement of such employee.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

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

Total Words

307

1,919 characters

Estimated Read Time

2 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

9.7

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 8887, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Sep 3, 1941). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8887-exemption-certain-plate-printers-the-bureau-engraving-and-printing.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Whereas the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Treasury Department, is facing a serious shortage of plate printers due to inability to obtain the services of qualified personnel; and Whereas , in my judgment, the public interest requires that certain plate printers of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Treasury Department, be exempted from compulsory retirement for age (if they are physically capable of continuing in employment) until such time as it is possible to replace them with qualified personnel: Now, Therefore , by virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 204 of the act of June 30, 1932, 47 Stat. 382, 404 (U.S.C., title 5, sec. 715a), I hereby exempt from compulsory retirement for age, subject to the conditions herein prescribed, the following-named plate printers of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Treasury Department: Fallon, Andrew J. Lord, James G. McCarthy, Charles D Montgomery, Wilbur H. Doyle, Robert E. Leavitt, Harold G. Hagan, Frank E. Farmer, Samuel T. Redmond, August J. Vinall, Robert P. Deeck, William A. Lord, Charles E. Kulp, Edwin C. Copenhaver, William E. Ullman, William Earley, James A. Kilpatrick, Thomas Locklin, Wilbert E. Allsworth, Thomas P. Sullivan, Joseph L. 1. The exemption from compulsory retirement of each of the above-named employees shall not continue for more than sixty days after notification by the Civil Service Commission to the Director of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing of the establishment by the Commission of such registers of plate printer eligibles as will provide for the replacement of such employee. 2. The exemption from compulsory retirement of each of the above-named employees shall continue only so long as the Director of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing shall find that such employee is physically capable of performing the duties of his position. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, Sept. 3, 1941.