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This executive order, signed by President Theodore Roosevelt on 1902-03-24, 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: Reviewed under the Tenth Amendment and the principle of dual federalism, this order touches upon domains traditionally reserved to the sovereign States. The Framers would caution against any attempt to commandeer state officers or displace local police powers through federal executive fiat.
Key Directives & Operative Actions
▪Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Executive Order.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities
🏛️ Foreign Nations & International Entities
Total Words
75
472 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
36.3
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order, "Executive Order," Theodore Roosevelt (Mar 24, 1902). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-28.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
Paragraph 451 of the Consular Regulations of 1896 is hereby amended by the addition of the following: No consular officer shall accept an appointment to office from any foreign state as administrator, guardian or any other fiduciary capacity for the settlement or conservation of the estate of deceased persons, or of their heirs or of other persons under legal disabilities, without having been previously authorized by the Secretary of State to do so. THEODORE ROOSEVELT
