Executive Order 5501 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 5501—Reinstatement of Mrs. Eva MacFate

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Tuesday, December 2, 1930

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1 min read (115 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 1930-12-02, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Reinstatement of Mrs. Eva MacFate." 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 Reinstatement of Mrs. Eva MacFate.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

115

713 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

13.5

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 5501, Herbert Hoover (Dec 2, 1930). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5501-reinstatement-mrs-eva-macfate.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Mrs. Eva MacFate, who served in the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, under the name of Eva C. Small, by appointment from the skilled-laborer register, from September 16, 1896, to July 15, 1901, under the designations of printer's assistant and operative, may be reinstated to an appropriate position in that bureau without regard to the fact that she served slightly less than the five years necessary to constitute eligibility for reinstatement under existing provisions of the civil service rules. Mrs. MacFate is the widow of Harry C. MacFate, who rendered valuable service to the Government in the Bureau of Engraving and Printing for more than thirty years. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, December 2, 1930.