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This executive order, signed by President Benjamin Harrison on 1891-04-13, 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
▪Clause (c) of section 2 of General Rule III is hereby revoked, and clauses (d), (e), (f), (g), and (h) are lettered, respectively, (c), (d), (e), (f), and (g).
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Branch Departments
🏛️ General Body of the People
Total Words
31
174 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
12.9
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," Benjamin Harrison (Apr 13, 1891). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-amendments-civil-service-rules-21.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
Clause (c) of section 2 of General Rule III is hereby revoked, and clauses (d), (e), (f), (g), and (h) are lettered, respectively, (c), (d), (e), (f), and (g). BENJ. HARRISON
