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This executive order, signed by President Benjamin Harrison on 1892-05-07, 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
▪Executive orders heretofore issued declaring the places subject to noncompetitive examination under clause (d) of section 2 of General Rule III are hereby amended so as to include among said places the following: In the Commission of Fish and Fisheries: Fish culturists and machinists.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Branch Departments
🏛️ General Body of the People
Total Words
46
300 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
24.7
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," Benjamin Harrison (May 7, 1892). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-amendment-civil-service-rules-25.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
Executive orders heretofore issued declaring the places subject to noncompetitive examination under clause (d) of section 2 of General Rule III are hereby amended so as to include among said places the following: In the Commission of Fish and Fisheries: Fish culturists and machinists. BENJ. HARRISON
