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This executive order, signed by President Herbert Hoover on 1932-07-06, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Rental and Subsistence Allowances of Officers." 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
▪625, 628), the following rates are hereby announced as effective for the fiscal year ending Juno 30, 1933, for the rental and subsistence allowances of officers of the various services entitled thereto: For one subsistence allowance, 52 cents per day.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
78
453 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
10.2
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 5878, Herbert Hoover (Jul 6, 1932). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5878-rental-and-subsistence-allowances-officers.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
Pursuant to authority contained in sections 5 and 6 of the act of Congress of June 10, 1922 (42 Stat. 625, 628), the following rates are hereby announced as effective for the fiscal year ending Juno 30, 1933, for the rental and subsistence allowances of officers of the various services entitled thereto: For one subsistence allowance, 52 cents per day. For the rental allowance for one room, $18 per month. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, July 6, 1932.
