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Executive Order—Amendments of Civil Service Rules

Grover Cleveland Grover Cleveland
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Tuesday, February 12, 1895
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2 min read (330 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

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This executive order, signed by President Grover Cleveland on 1895-02-12, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "—Amendments of Civil Service Rules." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

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

▪ The year limitation in regard to reappointment shall begin to run on the date of the original appointment.
▪ Every such temporary appointment and the discontinuance of the same shall at once be reported to the Commission.
▪ Postal Rule IV, clause 4, is hereby amended to read as follows: 4.
▪ Every such temporary appointment and also the discontinuance of the same shall at once be reported to the Commission.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners
Total Words
330
1,965 characters
Estimated Read Time
2 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
20.2
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 (Feb 12, 1895). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-amendments-civil-service-rules-15.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →
Departmental Rule VII, clause 8, is hereby amended to read as follows: In case of the occurrence of a vacancy in any Department which the public interest requires shall be immediately filled, and which can not be so filled by certification from the eligible registers of the Commission, such vacancy may be filled by temporary appointment outside the civil service until a regular appointment can be made under the provisions of sections 1, 2, and 3 of this rule: Provided , That such temporary appointment shall in no case continue longer than ninety days, and shall expire by limitation at the end of that time: And provided further , That no person shall serve longer than the period herein prescribed in any one year under such temporary appointment. The year limitation in regard to reappointment shall begin to run on the date of the original appointment. Every such temporary appointment and the discontinuance of the same shall at once be reported to the Commission. Postal Rule IV, clause 4, is hereby amended to read as follows: 4. In case of the occurrence of a vacancy in a position within the classified service of any post-office which the public interest requires shall be immediately filled, where there is no eligible remaining on the proper register, such vacancy may be filled by temporary appointment outside the civil service until a regular appointment can be made under the provisions of sections 1 and 2 of this rule: provided, That such temporary appointment shall in no case continue longer than ninety days, and shall expire by limitation at the end of that time: And provided further , That no person shall serve more than ninety days in any one year under such temporary appointment. The year limitation in regard to reappointment shall begin to run on the date of the original appointment. Every such temporary appointment and also the discontinuance of the same shall at once be reported to the Commission. Approved: GROVER CLEVELAND.