Executive Order 7137—Amendment of Section 3 of Civil-Service Rule II

By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by the provisions of paragraph Eighth of subdivision SECOND of section 2 of the Civil Service Act of January 16, 1883 (ch. 27, 22 Stat. 403, 404), section 3 of civil-service rule II is hereby amended to read as follows:

"Appointment without examination.-Appointments to the excepted positions named in schedule A of these rules may be made without examination or upon noncompetitive examination. The proper appointing officer may, however, fill any position named in schedule A or schedule B, or any other excepted position, as classified positions are filled, in which case the person so appointed will be eligible for transfer, reinstatement, or promotion to positions in the classified service, subject to the provisions of these rules. The incumbent of any excepted position so filled will not be entitled to the protection against removal afforded by these rules; nor will the incumbent of an excepted-by-law position so filled be entitled to the benefits of the Civil Service Retirement Act solely by virtue of such employment."

FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT

The White House,
August 12, 1935.