Executive Order 5373 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 5373—Appropriations Credited to the Governor of the Virgin Islands

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Friday, June 20, 1930

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1 min read (171 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 1930-06-20, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Appropriations Credited to the Governor of the Virgin Islands." 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

▪ Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Appropriations Credited to the Governor of the Virgin Islands.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

171

1,021 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

37.3

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 5373, Herbert Hoover (Jun 20, 1930). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5373-appropriations-credited-the-governor-the-virgin-islands.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Pursuant to the provisions of the appropriation for "Temporary Government for West Indian Islands," as contained in the Naval Appropriation Act for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1931, approved June 11, 1930, it is directed that the sum of $421,000, of which $15,000 may be expended for public wells, and such additional sum as may become available under this appropriation, be placed to the credit of the Governor of the Virgin Islands of the United States, to be expended in his discretion for necessary expenses incident to the occupation of the Virgin Islands and to the provisions of the act providing a temporary government for the West Indian Islands acquired by the United States from Denmark, and for other purposes, approved March 3, 1917; and he shall appoint and fix salaries of those persons employed by the government of the Virgin Islands of the United States whose positions and salaries are not specified in the annual budgets of the two colonial councils. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, June 20, 1930.