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This executive order, signed by President Millard Fillmore on 1850-07-10, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Order of the President [on death of Zachary Taylor]." 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
▪Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Order of the President [on death of Zachary Taylor].
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
64
376 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
27.8
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order, "Order of the President [on death of Zachary Taylor]," Millard Fillmore (Jul 10, 1850). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-order-the-president-death-zachary-taylor.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
In consequence of the death of the President of the United States, I direct that the several Executive Departments be closed until after the funeral of the illustrious deceased, and that they, as well as the Executive Mansion, be placed in mourning, and that the several officers of the Government wear the usual badge of mourning for the term of six months. MILLARD FILLMORE.
