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This executive order, signed by President Herbert Hoover on 1929-07-23, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Authorizing the Appointment of Louis Bulicek Without Regard to Civil Service Rules." 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
▪98 of the Seventy-First Congress directs the Department of Commerce to promptly supply the United States Senate with certain information which must be obtained from the records of the Food Administration and the Grain Corporation which are now in the custody of the Department.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
148
921 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
14.4
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 5161, Herbert Hoover (Jul 23, 1929). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5161-authorizing-the-appointment-louis-bulicek-without-regard-civil.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
Louis Bulicek may be appointed to an appropriate position in the Department of Commerce without reference to the provisions of the civil-service rules. S. Res. 98 of the Seventy-First Congress directs the Department of Commerce to promptly supply the United States Senate with certain information which must be obtained from the records of the Food Administration and the Grain Corporation which are now in the custody of the Department. Mr. Bulicek was employed in the United States Food Administration and the United States Grain Corporation in an accounting capacity from September 1, 1918, to December 31, 1927. This Order is issued upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Commerce who states that, so far as is known, Mr. Bulicek is the only available individual who is sufficiently familiar with these records to compile the information contemplated by S. Res. 98. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, July 23, 1929.
