Executive Order 10481 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 10481—Designation of Certain Officers of the Department of Agriculture To Act as Secretary of Agriculture

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Saturday, August 15, 1953

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1 min read (122 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 Dwight D. Eisenhower on 1953-08-15, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Designation of Certain Officers of the Department of Agriculture To Act as Secretary of Agriculture." 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

▪ In the case of the absence, sickness, resignation, or death of both the Secretary of Agriculture and the Under Secretary of Agriculture, the Assistant Secretaries of Agriculture, in the order of precedence as determined from time to time by the Secretary of Agriculture, shall perform the duties of the office of Secretary of Agriculture.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

122

729 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

12.7

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 10481, Dwight D. Eisenhower (Aug 15, 1953). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10481-designation-certain-officers-the-department-agriculture-act.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 179 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (5 U.S.C. 8), and as President of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows: 1. In the case of the absence, sickness, resignation, or death of both the Secretary of Agriculture and the Under Secretary of Agriculture, the Assistant Secretaries of Agriculture, in the order of precedence as determined from time to time by the Secretary of Agriculture, shall perform the duties of the office of Secretary of Agriculture. 2. This order supersedes Executive Order No. 9987 of June 12, 1948, entitled "Designation of Certain Officers to Act as Secretary of Agriculture". DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER THE WHITE HOUSE, August 15, 1953.