Early Statesman synthesis distilling legal jargon into practical meaning, statutory anchors, and structural constitutional impacts.
This executive order, signed by President Herbert Hoover on 1932-01-15, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Transfer of Miners in the Bureau of Mines, with Their Positions, from the Noncompetitive to the Competitive Service." 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
▪Paragraph 4, Subdivision I, Schedule B, which reads as follows, and which excepts miners in the Bureau of Mines from competitive examination under the civil- service rules, is hereby revoked: 4.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
119
743 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
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Flesch-Kincaid
13.6
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 5775, Herbert Hoover (Jan 15, 1932). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5775-transfer-miners-the-bureau-mines-with-their-positions-from-the.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
Paragraph 4, Subdivision I, Schedule B, which reads as follows, and which excepts miners in the Bureau of Mines from competitive examination under the civil- service rules, is hereby revoked: 4. Miners, whether employed in rescue or first-aid work at rescue stations, on rescue cars, or at experimental mines, under the Bureau of Mines: Provided , That should the Civil Service Commission at any time have reason to believe that the privilege so afforded is abused it may revoke it. This order places the positions of miners in the classified service and gives the occupants a competitive classified status. The commission concurs with the Secretary of Commerce in recommending this amendment. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, January 15, 1932.
