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This executive order, signed by President Herbert Hoover on 1932-06-30, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Temporary Exemption op Persons from Compulsory Retirement for Age." 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
▪Rollins Senate Office Building These temporary exemptions are made so as to afford the time necessary to determine whether the public interest requires that permanent exemptions be granted.
Exec. Order No. 5875, Herbert Hoover (Jun 30, 1932). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5875-temporary-exemption-op-persons-from-compulsory-retirement-for-age.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 204 of Part II of the act entitled "AN ACT Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch of the Government for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1933, and for pther purposes," approved June 30, 1932, the following-named persons who have reached the retirement age prescribed for automatic separation from the service, are hereby temporarily exempted from the provisions of that section and continued in the service until August 1, 1932. Name Department or establishment William B. Hamilton Treasury Department William E. Rollins Senate Office Building These temporary exemptions are made so as to afford the time necessary to determine whether the public interest requires that permanent exemptions be granted. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, June 30, 1932.
