Presidential Order Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order—Amendments of Civil Service Rules

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Tuesday, June 6, 1893

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1 min read (196 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 Grover Cleveland on 1893-06-06, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "—Amendments 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

▪ 2 is hereby amended as follows: Strike out all of section 1 except the last paragraph, relating to noncompetitive examinations, and insert in lieu thereof the following: 1.

▪ Strike out section 2 and insert in lieu thereof the following: No person shall be examined for the position of letter carrier if under 21 or over 40 years of age, and no person shall be examined for any other position in the classified postal service if under 18 years of age.

▪ The foregoing amendments are hereby approved.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

196

1,246 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

18.2

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order, "Executive Order—Amendments of Civil Service Rules," Grover Cleveland (Jun 6, 1893). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-amendments-civil-service-rules-12.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Postal Rule No. 2 is hereby amended as follows: Strike out all of section 1 except the last paragraph, relating to noncompetitive examinations, and insert in lieu thereof the following: 1. To test the fitness for admission to the classified postal service one or more examinations shall be provided as the Commission may determine, which shall not include more than the following subjects: Orthography, copying, penmanship, arithmetic (fundamental rules, fractions, and percentage), elements of the geography of the United States, local delivery, reading addresses, physical tests: Provided , That when special examinations are needed to test fitness for any place requiring special or technical knowledge or skill the examination shall include, in addition to the special subjects required, such of the subjects of the regular examination as the Commission may determine. Strike out section 2 and insert in lieu thereof the following: No person shall be examined for the position of letter carrier if under 21 or over 40 years of age, and no person shall be examined for any other position in the classified postal service if under 18 years of age. EXECUTIVE MANSION, June 6, 1893. The foregoing amendments are hereby approved. GROVER CLEVELAND.