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This executive order, signed by President Herbert Hoover on 1930-05-12, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Appointment of Mrs. Helen Hall York." 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 Appointment of Mrs. Helen Hall York.
Exec. Order No. 5348, Herbert Hoover (May 12, 1930). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5348-appointment-mrs-helen-hall-york.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
Mrs. Helen Hall York may be appointed a clerk in the classified service of the Treasury Department without compliance with the requirements of the civil service rules. Mrs. York is the widow of former Prohibition Agent Lamar W. York, who met his death while in the performance of his official duties at Washington, D.C., on April 12, 1930, leaving Mrs. York with three small children and without adequate means of support. This order is recommended by the Secretary of the Treasury. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, May 12, 1930.
