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This executive order, signed by President Harry S Truman on 1950-08-22, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Designation of Certain Officers of the Post Office Department to Act as Postmaster General." 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
▪As follows: In case of the death, resignation, absence, or sickness of both the Postmaster General and the Deputy Postmaster General the officer holding the position highest on the following list who is not absent or under disability to perform the duties of the office of Postmaster General shall perform the duties of the office: 1.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises
Total Words
143
851 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
12.4
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 10154, Harry S Truman (Aug 22, 1950). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10154-designation-certain-officers-the-post-office-department-act.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 179 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (5 U.S.S. 6), and as President of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows: In case of the death, resignation, absence, or sickness of both the Postmaster General and the Deputy Postmaster General the officer holding the position highest on the following list who is not absent or under disability to perform the duties of the office of Postmaster General shall perform the duties of the office: 1. Assistant Postmaster General in charge of the Bureau of Post Office Operations. 2. Assistant Postmaster General in charge of the Bureau of Transportation. 3. Assistant Postmaster General in charge of the Bureau of Finance. 4. Assistant Postmaster General in charge of the Bureau of Facilities. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, August 22, 1950
