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This executive order, signed by President Herbert Hoover on 1931-07-03, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Permitting Persons Holding Certain Positions to Receive Appointments Under the Department of Commerce." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.
Constitutional Assessment: Reviewed under the Tenth Amendment and the principle of dual federalism, this order touches upon domains traditionally reserved to the sovereign States. The Framers would caution against any attempt to commandeer state officers or displace local police powers through federal executive fiat.
Key Directives & Operative Actions
▪Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Permitting Persons Holding Certain Positions to Receive Appointments Under the Department of Commerce.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises
🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
76
481 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
16
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 5666, Herbert Hoover (Jul 3, 1931). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5666-permitting-persons-holding-certain-positions-receive-appointments.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
Executive Order No. 9 of January 17, 1873, prohibiting the holding of Federal and State offices at the same time, is hereby amended so as to permit persons holding State, Territorial, or municipal positions to receive, unless prohibited by law, appointments under the Department of Commerce when the Secretary of that department deems such employment necessary to secure a more efficient administration of the duties of his department. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, July 3, 1931.
