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This executive order, signed by President Herbert Hoover on 1930-01-10, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "To Form a Commission for the More Economical and Effective Conduct of Business in the Territory of Alaska." 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
▪The commission shall study and recommend to the President, forwarding copies of its report to each of the appropriate Secretaries, affairs which should be transferred to Alaska for administration; and the commission will secondly recommend what personnel and records are necessary and advisable to be transferred to Alaska in connection with these administrative acts.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
187
1,200 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
30.6
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 5260, Herbert Hoover (Jan 10, 1930). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5260-form-commission-for-the-more-economical-and-effective-conduct.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
Pursuant to the provisions of the act of February 10, 1927, entitled "An act authorizing the designation of an ex officio commissioner for Alaska for each of the executive departments of the United States, and for other purposes," and for the more economical and effective conduct of business in the territory, it is hereby ordered that the commissioners who represent the Departments of Interior, Agriculture, and Commerce be formed into a commission, under the chairmanship of the ex officio commissioner for Alaska for the Department of the Interior, and that a plan of administration be worked out so that functions of these departments may be exercised in Alaska through the commissioner representing the department acting also as a member of the commission with the governor. The commission shall study and recommend to the President, forwarding copies of its report to each of the appropriate Secretaries, affairs which should be transferred to Alaska for administration; and the commission will secondly recommend what personnel and records are necessary and advisable to be transferred to Alaska in connection with these administrative acts. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, January 10, 1930.
