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This executive order, signed by President Woodrow Wilson on 1917-04-14, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Allowing Treasury Department Employees to be Appointed on Defense Organizations." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.
Constitutional Assessment: Scrutinized through Article II, Section 2, this action exercises the President's constitutional role as Commander in Chief. Early Framers recognized broad executive discretion in commanding military forces during conflict, provided it remains bounded by congressional declarations and respects civilian domestic courts.
Key Directives & Operative Actions
▪Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Allowing Treasury Department Employees to be Appointed on Defense Organizations.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments
🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
🏛️ Financial Institutions & Monetary Authorities
Total Words
91
577 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
18.4
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 2596, Woodrow Wilson (Apr 14, 1917). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-2596-allowing-treasury-department-employees-be-appointed-defense.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
The provisions of the Executive Order of January 17, 1873, prohibiting Federal employees from holding office under any State, Territorial, or Municipal Government, are hereby waved to permit the appointment of such employees in and under the Treasury Department, with the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury, on any State, county, or municipal council or committee of defense for purposes of mobilizing and conserving the resources of the country. This order is issued on the recommendation of the Secretary of the Treasury. WOODROW WILSON THE WHITE HOUSE, April 14, 1917
