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This executive order, signed by President Benjamin Harrison on 1890-03-10, 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
▪Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on —Amendment of Civil Service Rules.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Branch Departments
🏛️ General Body of the People
Total Words
84
499 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
14
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 (Mar 10, 1890). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-amendment-civil-service-rules-60.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
That part of Special Departmental Rule No. I relating to the Coast and Geodetic Survey, as printed on page 66 of the Fifth Annual Report of the Commission, is hereby amended by striking out in line 3, after the word "to," the words "general office assistant," and inserting in lieu thereof the words "assistant in charge of office and topography;" so that as amended the clause will read: "confidential clerk to assistant in charge of office and topography." Approved, March 10, 1890. BENJ. HARRISON
