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This executive order, signed by President Benjamin Harrison on 1891-07-06, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "—Death of Hannibal Hamlin." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.
Constitutional Assessment: Reviewed under the Tenth Amendment and the principle of dual federalism, this order touches upon domains traditionally reserved to the sovereign States. The Framers would caution against any attempt to commandeer state officers or displace local police powers through federal executive fiat.
Key Directives & Operative Actions
▪Hamlin, and in recognition of his many eminent and varied services and as an expression of the great respect and reverence which are felt for his memory it is ordered that the national flag be displayed at half-mast upon the public buildings of the United States on the day of his funeral.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities
🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners
Total Words
123
710 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
11
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order, "Executive Order—Death of Hannibal Hamlin," Benjamin Harrison (Jul 6, 1891). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-death-hannibal-hamlin.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
To the People of the United States: The President, with a profound feeling of sorrow, announces the death of Hannibal Hamlin, at one time Vice-President of the United States, who died at Bangor, Me., on the evening of Saturday, July 4. Few men in this country have filled more important and and more distinguished public positions than Mr. Hamlin, and in recognition of his many eminent and varied services and as an expression of the great respect and reverence which are felt for his memory it is ordered that the national flag be displayed at half-mast upon the public buildings of the United States on the day of his funeral. BENJ. HARRISON By the President: WILLIAM F. WHARTON, Acting Secretary of State .
