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This executive order, signed by President Herbert Hoover on 1929-03-28, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Making Lessie L. Schaefer Eligible for Examination Without Regard to Age." 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
▪The maximum age limit of fifty years for admission to the general clerical examination in the Eleventh United States Civil Service District which closes April 5, 1929, is hereby waived to permit the examination of Mrs.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
77
475 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
10.6
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 5084, Herbert Hoover (Mar 28, 1929). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5084-making-lessie-l-schaefer-eligible-for-examination-without-regard-age.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
The maximum age limit of fifty years for admission to the general clerical examination in the Eleventh United States Civil Service District which closes April 5, 1929, is hereby waived to permit the examination of Mrs. Lessie L. Schaefer of Pendleton, Oregon. It is stated that Mrs. Schaefer is in good health, brilliant, thoroughly fitted and experienced in clerical work, and that it is necessary that she be self-supporting. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, March 28, 1929.
