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This executive order, signed by President Herbert Hoover on 1930-05-27, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Excusing Clerks and Employees, May 31, 1930." 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 Excusing Clerks and Employees, May 31, 1930.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners
Total Words
150
889 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
15.2
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 5353, Herbert Hoover (May 27, 1930). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5353-excusing-clerks-and-employees-may-31-1930.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
It is hereby ordered that the several executive departments and independent Government establishments in the District of Columbia, including the Government Printing Office and the Navy Yard and stations, be closed on Saturday, May 31, 1930, and all clerks and other employees in the Federal service in the District of Columbia, except those who may for special public reasons be excepted from the provisions of this order, or those whose absence from duty would be inconsistent with the provisions of existing law, are hereby excused from duty on that day. In view of this order the application of the provisions of Executive Order No. 4644, of May 9, 1927, relating to hours of duty on Saturdays in June, July, August, and September, will be deferred to the second Saturday in June. This order is not to be deemed as establishing a precedent. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, May 27, 1930.
