Executive Order 10101 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 10101—Amendment of Executive Order No. 9746 of July 1, 1946, Relating to the Panama Canal

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Tuesday, January 31, 1950

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2 min read (352 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 Harry S Truman on 1950-01-31, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment of Executive Order No. 9746 of July 1, 1946, Relating to the Panama Canal." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

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

▪ By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, including the Canal Zone Code, approved July 19, 1934, as amended, and as President of the United States, Executive Order No.

▪ 9746 of July 1, 1946, entitled "Authorizing the Secretary of War and the Governor of the Panama Canal To Perform Certain Functions Relating to the Panama Canal and the Canal Zone", is hereby amended as follows: 1.

▪ Of such order is amended by adding thereto at the end thereof the following paragraph: "(g) Canal Zone Code, title 2, section 5 (48 U.S.C.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises 🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

352

2,038 characters

Estimated Read Time

2 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

27.3

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 10101, Harry S Truman (Jan 31, 1950). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10101-amendment-executive-order-no-9746-july-1-1946-relating-the-panama.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, including the Canal Zone Code, approved July 19, 1934, as amended, and as President of the United States, Executive Order No. 9746 of July 1, 1946, entitled "Authorizing the Secretary of War and the Governor of the Panama Canal To Perform Certain Functions Relating to the Panama Canal and the Canal Zone", is hereby amended as follows: 1. Section 4 of such order is amended by adding thereto at the end thereof the following paragraph: "(g) Canal Zone Code, title 2, section 5 (48 U.S.C. 1305), to the extent that such section authorizes the establishment of the organization for the care, maintenance, sanitation, operation, and protection of the Panama Canal and the government of the Canal Zone, the definition of the duties of the officers, employees, and agents in such organization, and the making of such changes in organization and duties as may from time to time be deemed necessary in the interest of good administration: Provided, (1) that such organization shall be known as The Panama Canal; 982) that such organization shall be under the direction of the Governor of the Panama Canal subject to the supervision of the Secretary of the Army, who shall be the representative of the President for such purpose; and (3) that there shall be in such organization a Lieutenant Governor of the Panama Canal, who shall (a) be appointed by the Governor of the Panama Canal subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Army, (b) perform such duties as the Governor of the Panama Canal shall designate and (c), unless the Secretary of the Army shall designate another person for such purpose, act as Governor of the Panama Canal during the absence or disability of the Governor or in the event of a vacancy in the office of Governor." 2. The words "Secretary of the Army" are substituted for the words "Secretary of War" wherever the latter words occur in such order or in the title thereof. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, January 31, 1950