Executive Order 3577 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 3577—Manner of Dating Proclamations, Commissions, and Similar Executive Documents

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Tuesday, November 8, 1921

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1 min read (164 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 Warren G. Harding on 1921-11-08, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Manner of Dating Proclamations, Commissions, and Similar Executive Documents." 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

▪ Hereafter the recital immediately preceding the President's signature in proclamations, commissions, and other formal documents of like nature shall be in the following form: Done at the City of Washington this..........day of..........in the year of our Lord.........., and of the Independence of the United States of America the.................

▪ This order is issued to establish uniformity in the several Departments in the language used in these documents, and to restore the form which prevailed from the time the Government was established in this city, except for a brief period, when they were dated from the District of Columbia instead of the City of Washington.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

164

1,040 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

13.5

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 3577, Warren G. Harding (Nov 8, 1921). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-3577-manner-dating-proclamations-commissions-and-similar-executive.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Hereafter the recital immediately preceding the President's signature in proclamations, commissions, and other formal documents of like nature shall be in the following form: Done at the City of Washington this..........day of..........in the year of our Lord.........., and of the Independence of the United States of America the................. This order is issued to establish uniformity in the several Departments in the language used in these documents, and to restore the form which prevailed from the time the Government was established in this city, except for a brief period, when they were dated from the District of Columbia instead of the City of Washington. In the interest of economy, however, the supply of forms now on hand in the Departments may be used. The Secretary of State will bring this order to the attention of the several Departments in Washington and he may, also, supplement it with suggestions for general uniformity in proclamations and executive orders. WARREN G. HARDING THE WHITE HOUSE, November 8, 1921.