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This executive order, signed by President Herbert Hoover on 1929-04-26, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Ordering Rates of Rental and Subsistence Allowances of Officers of the Various Services into Effect." 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
▪Pursuant to authority contained in Sections 5 and 6 of the Act of Congress, approved June 10, 1922, the rates prescribed in said Act are hereby announced as effective for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1930, for the rental and subsistence allowances of officers of the various services entitled thereto.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
59
352 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
14.5
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 5099, Herbert Hoover (Apr 26, 1929). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5099-ordering-rates-rental-and-subsistence-allowances-officers-the-various.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
Pursuant to authority contained in Sections 5 and 6 of the Act of Congress, approved June 10, 1922, the rates prescribed in said Act are hereby announced as effective for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1930, for the rental and subsistence allowances of officers of the various services entitled thereto. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, April 26, 1929.
