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This executive order, signed by President Herbert Hoover on 1929-06-20, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Authorizing the Reinstatement of Ralph Ely Stedman Without Regard to Civil Service Rules." 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 Authorizing the Reinstatement of Ralph Ely Stedman Without Regard to Civil Service Rules.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Branch Departments
🏛️ General Body of the People
Total Words
75
460 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
11.5
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 5142, Herbert Hoover (Jun 20, 1929). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5142-authorizing-the-reinstatement-ralph-ely-stedman-without-regard-civil.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
Mr. Ralph Ely Stedman may be reinstated to an appropriate position in the classified service without regard to the length of his separation from the service. The Comptroller General states that if Mr. Stedman's eligibility for appointment should now be restored, it is his intention to offer him employment in the General Accounting Office as Junior Clerk, Grade CAF-2, with an entrance salary of $1440 per annum. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, June 20, 1929.
