Executive Order 10876 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 10876—Amendment of Executive Order 10855, Authorizing the Inspection of Certain Tax Returns

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Friday, April 22, 1960

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1 min read (151 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 Dwight D. Eisenhower on 1960-04-22, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment of Executive Order 10855, Authorizing the Inspection of Certain Tax Returns." 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

▪ This order shall be effective upon its filing for publication in the Federal Register.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Financial Institutions & Monetary Authorities

Total Words

151

885 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

9.7

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 10876, Dwight D. Eisenhower (Apr 22, 1960). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10876-amendment-executive-order-10855-authorizing-the-inspection-certain.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by sections 55(a) and 508 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1939 (53 Stat. 29. 111, 54 Stat. 1008; 26 U.S.C. 55(a) and 508), and by section 6103(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (68A Stat. 753; 26 U.S.C. 6103(a)), it is hereby ordered that the first paragraph of Executive Order No. 10855 of November 27, 1959, entitled "Inspection of Income Tax Returns by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary", be, and it is hereby, amended (1) by deleting therefrom "1945 to 1958" and inserting in lieu thereof "1945 to 1959", and (2) by inserting therein "or Senate Resolution 238, 86th Congress, agreed to February 8, 1960," immediately after "Senate Resolution 57, 86th Congress, agreed to February 2, 1959,". This order shall be effective upon its filing for publication in the Federal Register. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER THE WHITE HOUSE, April 22, 1960.