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This executive order, signed by President Herbert Hoover on 1929-11-08, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Uniform Style and Safeguarding of Proclamations and Executive Orders." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.
Constitutional Assessment: Reviewed under the Tenth Amendment and the principle of dual federalism, this order touches upon domains traditionally reserved to the sovereign States. The Framers would caution against any attempt to commandeer state officers or displace local police powers through federal executive fiat.
Key Directives & Operative Actions
▪The texts of drafts designed for signature as Proclamations or Executive Orders shall be forwarded in triplicate to the White House through the Department of State which will retain one copy.
▪Every Proclamation or Executive Order shall be supplied with a suitable title.
▪The orthography and punctuation shall conform to the most recent edition of the "Style Manual of the Government Printing Office." 5.
▪The text for signature shall be on paper 8X12½ inches with a left margin two inches wide, suitable for uniform binding.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
185
1,125 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
13.4
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 5220, Herbert Hoover (Nov 8, 1929). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5220-uniform-style-and-safeguarding-proclamations-and-executive-orders.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
For the purpose of securing uniformity of style and form and for the better safeguarding of the texts of Proclamations and Executive Orders it is directed that: 1. The texts of drafts designed for signature as Proclamations or Executive Orders shall be forwarded in triplicate to the White House through the Department of State which will retain one copy. 2. Every Proclamation or Executive Order shall be supplied with a suitable title. 3. The spelling of geographic names should conform to the most recent decisions of the United States Geographic Board (see Executive Orders of September 4, 1890, and January 23, 1906). 4. The orthography and punctuation shall conform to the most recent edition of the "Style Manual of the Government Printing Office." 5. The text for signature shall be on paper 8X12½ inches with a left margin two inches wide, suitable for uniform binding. 6. The signed original of each Executive Order as well as Proclamation must deposited with the Department of State which is responsible for its custody and also for proof reading and distribution. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, November 8, 1929.
