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This executive order, signed by President Grover Cleveland on 1894-11-02, 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
▪Departmental Rule II, clause 3 (f), is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following words: "and of pomology;" so that as amended the paragraph will read: (f) Chiefs of divisions, except in the Department of Agriculture the chiefs of the following divisions: Entomology, economic ornithology and mammalogy, and of pomology.
▪1 is hereby amended by dropping from among the places therein excepted from examination the following: In the Department of Agriculture, office of the Secretary: The assistant chief of the division of pomology.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
104
677 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
13.5
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 (Nov 2, 1894). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-amendments-civil-service-rules-4.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
DEPARTMENTAL RULE II. Departmental Rule II, clause 3 (f), is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following words: "and of pomology;" so that as amended the paragraph will read: (f) Chiefs of divisions, except in the Department of Agriculture the chiefs of the following divisions: Entomology, economic ornithology and mammalogy, and of pomology. SPECIAL DEPARTMENTAL RULE NO. I. Special Departmental Rule No. 1 is hereby amended by dropping from among the places therein excepted from examination the following: In the Department of Agriculture, office of the Secretary: The assistant chief of the division of pomology. Approved, November 2, 1894. GROVER CLEVELAND.
