Executive Order 5716 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 5716—Transfer of Records, etc., of the National Commission on Law Observance and Enforcement to the Department of Justice

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Wednesday, September 16, 1931

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1 min read (187 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

Early Statesman synthesis distilling legal jargon into practical meaning, statutory anchors, and structural constitutional impacts.

This executive order, signed by President Herbert Hoover on 1931-09-16, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Transfer of Records, etc., of the National Commission on Law Observance and Enforcement to the Department of Justice." 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 Transfer of Records, etc., of the National Commission on Law Observance and Enforcement to the Department of Justice.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

187

1,147 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

22.1

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 5716, Herbert Hoover (Sep 16, 1931). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5716-transfer-records-etc-the-national-commission-law-observance-and.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Whereas the National Commission on Law Observance and Enforcement appointed under the provisions of the First Deficiency Appropriation Act of March 4, 1929 (45 Stat. 1613), and continued by the Second Deficiency Appropriation Act of July 3, 1930 (46 Stat. 862), ceased to exist on June 30, 1931, the Congress having failed to make an appropriation for its continuance; and Whereas the said commission has concluded its labors; Now, therefore, I, Herbert Hoover , President of the United States, pursuant to the power and authority conferred on me by law, do order and direct that all the records, files, and other papers of the National Commission on Law Observance and Enforcement heretofore held in the custody of said commission, be transferred and delivered to and shall be preserved by the Department of Justice as custodian thereof, until the completion of a building to be used for the permanent housing of Government records, when the Department of Justice shall deliver all said records, files, and other papers into said building and into the custody of the official in charge thereof. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, September 16, 1931.