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This executive order, signed by President Herbert Hoover on 1929-03-07, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Designating Helen V. McLeod to Sign the Pressident's Name to Land Patents During the Absence of the Clerk." 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
▪McLeod, of the General Land Office, Department of the Interior, is hereby designated to sign my name to patents during the absence of the clerk regularly designated for that purpose.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
41
243 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
12
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 5076, Herbert Hoover (Mar 7, 1929). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5076-designating-helen-v-mcleod-sign-the-pressidents-name-land-patents.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
Mrs. Helen V. McLeod, of the General Land Office, Department of the Interior, is hereby designated to sign my name to patents during the absence of the clerk regularly designated for that purpose. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, March 7, 1929.
