Presidential Order Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order—Amendment of Civil Service Rules

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Saturday, August 17, 1889

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1 min read (44 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 Benjamin Harrison on 1889-08-17, 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

▪ Clause 5 of Railway Mail Rule II is hereby amended by adding thereto the following clauses: (d) Clerks employed exclusively as porters in handling mail matter in bulk, in sacks, or pouches, and not otherwise.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

280 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, "Executive Order—Amendment of Civil Service Rules," Benjamin Harrison (Aug 17, 1889). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-amendment-civil-service-rules-41.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Clause 5 of Railway Mail Rule II is hereby amended by adding thereto the following clauses: (d) Clerks employed exclusively as porters in handling mail matter in bulk, in sacks, or pouches, and not otherwise. (e) Clerks employed exclusively on steamboats. Approved: BENJ. HARRISON