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This executive order, signed by President Herbert Hoover on 1929-12-06, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Authorizing the Reinstatement of Mrs. Marguerite Barrett Without Regard to Civil Service Rules." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.
Constitutional Assessment: Scrutinized through Article II, Section 2, this action exercises the President's constitutional role as Commander in Chief. Early Framers recognized broad executive discretion in commanding military forces during conflict, provided it remains bounded by congressional declarations and respects civilian domestic courts.
Key Directives & Operative Actions
▪Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Authorizing the Reinstatement of Mrs. Marguerite Barrett Without Regard to Civil Service Rules.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners
🏛️ Public Health & Medical Institutions
🏛️ Financial Institutions & Monetary Authorities
Total Words
89
525 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
9.6
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 5235, Herbert Hoover (Dec 6, 1929). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5235-authorizing-the-reinstatement-mrs-marguerite-barrett-without-regard.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
Mrs. Marguerite Barrett may be reinstated in the Treasury Department without regard to the length of time she had been separated from the service. Mrs. Barrett had a classified status in the War Trade Board and the Public Health Service of the Treasury Department but rendered less than five years' service and has been separated for more than five years. She was left by her husband with three children to support. This order is recommended by the Secretary of the Treasury. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, December 6, 1929.
