Executive Order 10055 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 10055—Amendment of Executive Order No. 9 of January 17, 1873. Relating to the Holding of Local Offices by Federal Officers and Employees

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Friday, May 6, 1949

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2 min read (323 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

Early Statesman synthesis distilling legal jargon into practical meaning, statutory anchors, and structural constitutional impacts.

This executive order, signed by President Harry S Truman on 1949-05-06, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment of Executive Order No. 9 of January 17, 1873. Relating to the Holding of Local Offices by Federal Officers and Employees." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

Constitutional Assessment: Reviewed under the Tenth Amendment and the principle of dual federalism, this order touches upon domains traditionally reserved to the sovereign States. The Framers would caution against any attempt to commandeer state officers or displace local police powers through federal executive fiat.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Amendment of Executive Order No. 9 of January 17, 1873. Relating to the Holding of Local Offices by Federal Officers and Employees.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises 🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

323

2,021 characters

Estimated Read Time

2 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

37.1

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 10055, Harry S Truman (May 6, 1949). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10055-amendment-executive-order-no-9-january-17-1873-relating-the-holding.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

WHEREAS the unincorporated community of Norris, in Anderson County, Tennessee, was transferred to private ownership by the United States, acting by and through the Tennessee Valley Authority , on August 31, 1948; and WHEREAS it has been deemed necessary by the local residents to organize the Norris community into an incorporated municipality in order to provide essential services and functions, some o which were provided formerly by the Tennessee Valley Authority, and for which no permanent arrangements have been established; and WHEREAS on April 8, 1949, a Private Act of the legislature of the State of Tennessee was approved, under which a charter of incorporation has been granted creating the municipality styled City of Norris, Tennessee; and WHEREAS a substantial number of the residents of the said City of Norris, Tennessee, are officers or employees of agencies of the Federal Government, so that the establishment and successful administration of local self-government in the new City of Norris would be seriously jeopardized if such residents were to remain ineligible to become candidates for, and to hold, local municipal offices: NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me by section 1753 of the Revised Statures of the United States (5 U.S.C. 631), and as President of the United States, Executive Order No. 9 of January 17, 1873, as amended, prohibiting with certain exceptions, Federal officers and employees of department, offices, and agencies, including corporation, in or under the executive branch of the Government of the United States who are residents of the City of Norris, Tennessee: Provided, that in each instance the Federal agency concerned shall approve the holding of such office by the Federal officer or employee involved and shall determine that the holding of such office will not in any manner interfere or conflict with the performance of the duties of such person as an officer or employee of the Federal Government. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, May 6, 1949