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This executive order, signed by President Ulysses S. Grant on 1874-05-29, 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
▪Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Executive Order.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
49
318 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
22.5
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order, "Executive Order," Ulysses S. Grant (May 29, 1874). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-377.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
The Civil Service Commission, at its sessions at Washington, having recommended certain rules* to be prescribed by the President for the government of the Light-House Service of the United States, these rules as herewith published are approved, and their provisions will be enforced by the proper officers. U.S. GRANT.
