Presidential Order Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order—Amendments of Civil Service Rules

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Thursday, January 3, 1895

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1 min read (117 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 1895-01-03, 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

▪ Postal Rule II, clause 5, is amended by striking out paragraph (e) and relettering paragraph (f) as (e), so that as amended the clause will read: 5.

▪ Exceptions from examination in the classified postal service are hereby made as follows: (a) Assistant postmaster, or the chief assistant to the postmaster, by whatever designation known.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

117

747 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

10.6

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order, "Executive Order—Amendments of Civil Service Rules," Grover Cleveland (Jan 3, 1895). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-amendments-civil-service-rules-14.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Postal Rule II, clause 5, is amended by striking out paragraph (e) and relettering paragraph (f) as (e), so that as amended the clause will read: 5. Exceptions from examination in the classified postal service are hereby made as follows: (a) Assistant postmaster, or the chief assistant to the postmaster, by whatever designation known. (b) One secretary to the postmaster, when authorized by law and allowed by the Post-Office Department. (c) Cashier, when authorized by law and employed under that roster title. (d) Assistant cashier, when authorized by law and employed under that roster title. (e) Capital printers and pressmen, when authorized by law and allowed by the Post-Office Department and employed as such. Approved: GROVER CLEVELAND.