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This executive order, signed by President Herbert Hoover on 1930-04-25, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Appointment of Mrs. Ida K. Marsh." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.
Constitutional Assessment: Scrutinized through Article II, Section 2, this action exercises the President's constitutional role as Commander in Chief. Early Framers recognized broad executive discretion in commanding military forces during conflict, provided it remains bounded by congressional declarations and respects civilian domestic courts.
Key Directives & Operative Actions
▪Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Appointment of Mrs. Ida K. Marsh.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
139
782 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
8.6
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 5340, Herbert Hoover (Apr 25, 1930). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5340-appointment-mrs-ida-k-marsh.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
Mrs. Ida K. Marsh may be employed for one year in an appropriate position in the Bureau of the Census, without regard to the civil service rules. Mrs. Marsh is the widow of Raymond C. Marsh, who served in the United States Army from May 18, 1918, to July 25, 1919, and died on April 20, 1928. He left his family without means of support, and Mrs. Marsh has had to place her two children in an orphanage. She has served in temporary Government positions for an aggregate of about three years but has no eligibility for reinstatement. This order is issued on the recommendation of the Secretary of Commerce, and with the restriction that it does not confer upon Mrs. Marsh any status for subsequent employment in the classified service. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, April 25, 1930.
