Executive Order 6051 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 6051—Federal Employees in the Virgin Islands Permitted to Hold Positions in Local Colonial Councils

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Monday, February 27, 1933

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1 min read (94 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 1933-02-27, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Federal Employees in the Virgin Islands Permitted to Hold Positions in Local Colonial Councils." 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

▪ Croix, Virgin Islands, being unremunerative positions, shall not be deemed disqualification for employment in the Federal service in the Virgin Islands, notwithstanding the Executive order of January 17, 1873, provided it does not interfere with the efficient discharge of the duties of the Federal position, of which the head of the department under which the position is held will be the judge.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

584 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 6051, Herbert Hoover (Feb 27, 1933). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6051-federal-employees-the-virgin-islands-permitted-hold-positions-local.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Membership in the Colonial Council of the Municipality of St. Thomas and St. John, or in the Colonial Council of the Municipality of St. Croix, Virgin Islands, being unremunerative positions, shall not be deemed disqualification for employment in the Federal service in the Virgin Islands, notwithstanding the Executive order of January 17, 1873, provided it does not interfere with the efficient discharge of the duties of the Federal position, of which the head of the department under which the position is held will be the judge. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, February 27, 1933.