Early Statesman synthesis distilling legal jargon into practical meaning, statutory anchors, and structural constitutional impacts.
This executive order, signed by President Grover Cleveland on 1885-07-23, 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
▪In respect to his memory it is ordered that all of the offices of the Executive Departments in the city of Washington be closed to-day at 1 o'clock.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
45
264 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
9.1
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order, "Executive Order," Grover Cleveland (Jul 23, 1885). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-288.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
Heads of all Government Departments: Ex-President Ulysses S. Grant died this morning at 8 o'clock. In respect to his memory it is ordered that all of the offices of the Executive Departments in the city of Washington be closed to-day at 1 o'clock. GROVER CLEVELAND
