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FEDERAL
VOLUME 7

EGISTER
1934

NUMBER 35

AJJTEP
Washington, Thursday, February 19, 1942
The President EXECUTIVE ORDER
Authorizing the Civil S ervice Commis sion To A dopt S pecial P rocedures R e
lating to R ecruitment, P lacement, and Changes in S tatus op P ersonnel for the F ederal S ervice
WHEREAS millions of the citizens of this country are engaged in war indus tries or have been or expect to be called to duty with the armed forces of the United States, which militates against their competing for employment in the Federal service, and greatly diminishes the number of persons available for com petitive positions in the Federal service;
and WHEREAS it is essential that there be no delay during the present emergency in filling positions in the Federal service with qualified persons:
NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me by section 2 of the Civil Service Act 22 Stat. 404, it is hereby ordered as follows:
1. The United States Civil Service Commission is authorized to adopt and prescribe such special procedures and regulations as it may determine to be necessary in connection with the re cruitment, placement, and changes in status of personnel for all departments, independent establishments, and other Federal agencies, except positions in the field service of the postal establishment.
The procedures and regulations thus adopted and prescribed shall be binding with respect to all positions affected thereby which are subject to the provi sions of the Civil Service Act and Rules.
2. Persons appointed solely by reason of any special procedures adopted under authority of this order to positions sub ject to the provisions of the Civil Service Act and Rules shall not thereby acquire a classified competitive civil-service status, but, in the discretion of the Civil
Service Commission, may be retained for the duration of the war and for six months thereafter.
F ranklin D R oosevelt T he W hite H ouse,
February 16, 1942.
No. 90631
F. R. Doc. 42-1417; Filed, February 17, 1942;
2:43 p. m.

EXECUTIVE ORDER
A uthorizing the G overnor op the P an
ama Canal T o F urnish Certain T rans portation to P ersons Engaged for S ervice on the I sthmus op P anama
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 81 of title 2 of the Canal Zone Code, as amended by section 3 of the act of July 9, 1937, c. 470, 50 Stat. 487, it is hereby ordered as follows:
1. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 3 of Executive Order No. 1888
of February 2, 1914, relating to condi tions of employment in the Panama Canal service, the Governor of The Pan ama Canal is authorized 1 to furnish free transportation, or to make reim bursement of cost thereof, from any point within the continental United States to the port of departure for "the Isthmus of Panama, to any person en gaged for service with The Panama Canal on the Isthmus; 2 to furnish free transportation from the port of de parture to the Isthmus; and 3 to pay to such person a subsistence allowance not in excess of six dollars a day while en route to the port of departure and awaiting transportation therefrom.
2. The Governor of The Panama Canal may prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this order.
3. This order shall be effective as of February 1, 1942, and shall remain in force during the continuance of the
CONTENTS
THE PRESIDENT
Executive Orders:
. Civil Service Commission au thorized to adopt special procedures for recruitment, placement, etc., of Federal personnel________________
Panama Canal:
Highway and traffic regula tions to be made by Gov ernor ________________
Transportation furnished per sons engaged for service.
RULES, REGULATIONS, ORDERS

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T itle 6 A gricultural Credit:

Farm Credit Administration:
Additional-loan fees, sections amended______________
T itle 14 Civil A viation:
Accounts, records and reports;
preservation by air carriers.
Air traffic rules:
Airport traffic pattern; con formity_______________
Flight in range approach channels______________
T itle 24 H ousing Credit:
Home Owners Loan Corp.:
Destruction of expired insur ance policies___________
T itle 26I nternal R evenue :
Bureau of Internal Revenue:
Gauging m a n u a l , amend ment_________________
Motor vehicles and boats, regulations relating to tax on use________________
T itle 27I ntoxicating Liquors:
Bureau of Internal Revenue:
Neutral spirits, modification of standard of identity__
T itle 28J udicial Administration:
Department of Justice:
Aliens of enemy nationality forbidden to travel in c e r t a i n West Coast areas_________________
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