Executive Order 1092 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)
Executive Order 1092—Assistant Attorney General for Interior Department Designated to Act as Interior Secretary During Absence of Secretary and First Secretary
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This executive order, signed by President William Howard Taft on 1909-06-19, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Assistant Attorney General for Interior Department Designated to Act as Interior Secretary During Absence of Secretary and First Secretary." 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
▪In the absence of the Secretary, the First Assistant Secretary, and the Assistant Secretary of the Interior Department, the Assistant Attorney-General for the Interior Department is hereby designated as Acting Secretary.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
40
265 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
15.8
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
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Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 1092, William Howard Taft (Jun 19, 1909). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-1092-assistant-attorney-general-for-interior-department-designated-act.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
In the absence of the Secretary, the First Assistant Secretary, and the Assistant Secretary of the Interior Department, the Assistant Attorney-General for the Interior Department is hereby designated as Acting Secretary. WM. H. TAFT. THE WHITE HOUSE, June 19, 1909.
