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This executive order, signed by President Herbert Hoover on 1930-06-24, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Authorizing the Paymaster of the Panama Canal to Advance Funds to Bonded Employees." 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
▪The Paymaster of the Panama Canal will remain responsible for the proper disbursement of such cash and shall render an accounting therefor under his bond as Paymaster.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Branch Departments
🏛️ General Body of the People
Total Words
98
560 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
15.9
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 5382, Herbert Hoover (Jun 24, 1930). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5382-authorizing-the-paymaster-the-panama-canal-advance-funds-bonded.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
The Paymaster of the Panama Canal, under the direction of the Auditor of the Panama Canal, is authorized to advance small sums of cash to bonded employees of the Panama Canal on the Isthmus of Panama, for the purpose of making petty cash disbursements: Provided , That not more than $200 is to be advanced to any one bonded employee at one time. The Paymaster of the Panama Canal will remain responsible for the proper disbursement of such cash and shall render an accounting therefor under his bond as Paymaster. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, June 24, 1930.
