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This executive order, signed by President Grover Cleveland on 1894-11-02, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "—Amendment of 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
▪Departmental Rule VII, clause I, is hereby amended by inserting at the end of line 6 the following: Vacancies in places authorized to be filled by noncompetitive examination may be filled without examination for a period not exceeding thirty days, until a regular appointment can be made upon certification made by the Commission.
▪Every such appointment and the reasons therefor shall be at once reported to the Commission.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Branch Departments
🏛️ General Body of the People
Total Words
71
451 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
15.1
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order, "Executive Order—Amendment of Civil Service Rules," Grover Cleveland (Nov 2, 1894). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-amendment-civil-service-rules-21.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
Departmental Rule VII, clause I, is hereby amended by inserting at the end of line 6 the following: Vacancies in places authorized to be filled by noncompetitive examination may be filled without examination for a period not exceeding thirty days, until a regular appointment can be made upon certification made by the Commission. Every such appointment and the reasons therefor shall be at once reported to the Commission. Approved: GROVER CLEVELAND.
