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This executive order, signed by President Herbert Hoover on 1929-03-07, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Designating Viola B. Pugh to Sign the Pressident's Name to Land Patents." 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
▪Pugh, of the District of Columbia, appointed by the Secretary of the Interior August 18, 1921, to the position of clerk to sign land patents, is hereby designated as required by law to sign my name to said patents.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Branch Departments
🏛️ General Body of the People
Total Words
50
275 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
12.6
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 5077, Herbert Hoover (Mar 7, 1929). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5077-designating-viola-b-pugh-sign-the-pressidents-name-land-patents.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
Mrs. Viola B. Pugh, of the District of Columbia, appointed by the Secretary of the Interior August 18, 1921, to the position of clerk to sign land patents, is hereby designated as required by law to sign my name to said patents. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, March 7, 1929.
