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This executive order, signed by President William McKinley on 1901-06-07, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Executive Order." 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 Executive Order.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Branch Departments
🏛️ General Body of the People
Total Words
123
643 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
7.5
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order, "Executive Order," William McKinley (Jun 7, 1901). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-117.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
Commandants to man the following: An Admiral to man a fleet. Rear-Admiral to man a fleet or squadron. A Captain to man a division, or ship of the first or second rating or a ship not rated. Commander to man a division or a ship of the second or third rating or ship not rated. Lieutenant-Commander to man a ship of the third or fourth rating or a ship not rated. A Lieutenant to man a ship of the fourth rating; a torpedo boat destroyer, torpedo boat, tug, tender or a ship not rated. A Lieutenant, junior grade, to command a torpedo boat, tug, tender or ship not rated. An Ensign to man a torpedo boat, tug or ship not rated. WILLIAM MCKINLEY
