Executive Order 5897 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 5897—Temporary Exemption of William Bertrand Acker from Compulsory Retirement for Age

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Saturday, July 30, 1932

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1 min read (120 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 1932-07-30, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Temporary Exemption of William Bertrand Acker 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

▪ 5873, dated June 30, 1932, is hereby given a further temporary exemption and continued in the service until November 1, 1932.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

120

720 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

19.6

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 5897, Herbert Hoover (Jul 30, 1932). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5897-temporary-exemption-william-bertrand-acker-from-compulsory-retirement.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

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 other purposes," approved June 30, 1932, William Bertrand Acker, Chief Clerk, Department of the Interior, who has reached the retirement age prescribed for automatic separation from the service and who was temporarily exempted from the provisions of that section and continued in the service until August 1, 1932, by Executive Order No. 5873, dated June 30, 1932, is hereby given a further temporary exemption and continued in the service until November 1, 1932. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, July 30, 1932.