Executive Order 6072 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 6072—Transfer of Control and Jurisdiction of Certain Buildings at Cristobal to the Navy Department

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Wednesday, March 8, 1933

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1 min read (83 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 Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1933-03-08, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Transfer of Control and Jurisdiction of Certain Buildings at Cristobal to the Navy Department." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

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

▪ 3917, dated October 16, 1923, from the Panama Canal to the War Department, be, and the same are hereby, transferred under like conditions to the Navy Department.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

486 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

10.4

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 6072, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Mar 8, 1933). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6072-transfer-control-and-jurisdiction-certain-buildings-cristobal-the.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

CANAL ZONE By virtue of the authority vested in me by law, it is hereby ordered that Buildings Nos. 1113, 1409, and 1411, located at Cristobal, Canal Zone, that were transferred, exclusive of the sites thereof but including free use of such sites, by Executive Order No. 3917, dated October 16, 1923, from the Panama Canal to the War Department, be, and the same are hereby, transferred under like conditions to the Navy Department. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, March 8, 1933.