Executive Order 5242 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 5242—Designating Clarence M. Young as Acting Secretary of Commerce Under Certain Conditions

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Monday, December 16, 1929

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1 min read (83 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

Early Statesman synthesis distilling legal jargon into practical meaning, statutory anchors, and structural constitutional impacts.

This executive order, signed by President Herbert Hoover on 1929-12-16, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Designating Clarence M. Young as Acting Secretary of Commerce Under Certain Conditions." 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 the authority contained in Section 179 of the Revised Statutes, I hereby authorize and direct Clarence M.

▪ Young, Assistant Secretary of Commerce, appointed under the authority of the act of May 20, 1926, to perform the duties of the Secretary of Commerce during the absence of the Secretary of Commerce, and the Assistant Secretary of Commerce appointed under the act of February 14, 1903, as amended by the act of March 4, 1913.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises

Total Words

492 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 5242, Herbert Hoover (Dec 16, 1929). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5242-designating-clarence-m-young-acting-secretary-commerce-under-certain.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Pursuant to the authority contained in Section 179 of the Revised Statutes, I hereby authorize and direct Clarence M. Young, Assistant Secretary of Commerce, appointed under the authority of the act of May 20, 1926, to perform the duties of the Secretary of Commerce during the absence of the Secretary of Commerce, and the Assistant Secretary of Commerce appointed under the act of February 14, 1903, as amended by the act of March 4, 1913. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, December 16, 1929.