Executive Order 5022 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 5022—Amendments to Executive Order No. 4728

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Saturday, January 5, 1929

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1 min read (110 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 Calvin Coolidge on 1929-01-05, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendments to Executive Order No. 4728." 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 Amendments to Executive Order No. 4728.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

110

744 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

10.8

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 5022, Calvin Coolidge (Jan 5, 1929). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5022-amendments-executive-order-no-4728.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Under authority of the Act of Congress, approved June 10, 1922, the following change is made in Executive Order No. 4728 of September 29, 1927, effective on and after March 1, 1929: Table I of said Executive Order is hereby amended by striking out the words— "B.—Special—Alaska, Europe, and South America and men absent from their ships on temporary duty not involving travel" and substituting therefor the following: "B.—Special—Alaska, Europe, and South America and men absent from their ships on temporary duty not involving travel, except enlisted men attached to Naval Mission to Brazil. "C.—Special—Naval Mission to Brazil, (a)Subsistence -----------$0.50 (b)Quarters --------------1.00." CALVIN COOLIDGE The White House, January 5, 1929.