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This executive order, signed by President William McKinley on 1900-06-27, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Executive Order." 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
▪On and after the first day of July, 1900, the classification and pay of the rating of electrician shall be as follows, but this order shall not reduce the pay of any enlisted man during his present enlistment below the pay at which he was enlisted, or which he is now receiving: per month.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Branch Departments
🏛️ General Body of the People
Total Words
71
657 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
7.5
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order, "Executive Order," William McKinley (Jun 27, 1900). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-168.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
On and after the first day of July, 1900, the classification and pay of the rating of electrician shall be as follows, but this order shall not reduce the pay of any enlisted man during his present enlistment below the pay at which he was enlisted, or which he is now receiving: per month. Electrician, third class-------------------------------------------------------- $30.00 Electrician, 2d class------------------------------------------------------------ 40.00 Electrician, 1st class----------------------------------------------------------- 50.00 Chief Electrician--------------------------------------------------------------- 60.00 WILLIAM MCKINLEY
