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This executive order, signed by President Herbert Hoover on 1931-04-09, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Death of Nicholas Longworth, Speaker of the House of Representatives." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.
Constitutional Assessment: Reviewed under the Tenth Amendment and the principle of dual federalism, this order touches upon domains traditionally reserved to the sovereign States. The Framers would caution against any attempt to commandeer state officers or displace local police powers through federal executive fiat.
Key Directives & Operative Actions
▪Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Death of Nicholas Longworth, Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities
🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners
Total Words
79
437 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
17.9
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 5595, Herbert Hoover (Apr 9, 1931). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5595-death-nicholas-longworth-speaker-the-house-representatives.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
As a mark of respect to the memory of the Honorable Nicholas Longworth, late Speaker and Member of the House of Representatives of the United States, it is hereby ordered that the flags on the White House and public buildings in the District of Columbia and the State of Ohio be placed at half mast to-day and on the day of the funeral service at Cincinnati, Ohio, Saturday, April 11, 1931. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, April 9, 1931.
