Executive Order 6259 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 6259—Amendment of Executive Order of January 28, 1873, Relating to the Holding of State, Municipal, or Other Local Office by Federal Officers and Employees

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Sunday, August 27, 1933

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1 min read (114 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 1933-08-27, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment of Executive Order of January 28, 1873, Relating to the Holding of State, Municipal, or Other Local Office by Federal Officers and Employees." 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

▪ Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Amendment of Executive Order of January 28, 1873, Relating to the Holding of State, Municipal, or Other Local Office by Federal Officers and Employees.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

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

Total Words

114

684 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. 6259, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Aug 27, 1933). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6259-amendment-executive-order-january-28-1873-relating-the-holding-state.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

The Executive order of January 28, 1873, is hereby amended by striking out the last two sentences and substituting the following in lieu thereof: Mechanics and laborers employed by the day in armories, arsenals, navy yards, etc., and master workmen and others who hold appointments from the Government or from any department whether for a fixed time or at the pleasure of the appointing power, are embraced within the operation of the order. It is intended by this order to bring all mechanics and laborers in armories, arsenals, navy yards, etc., within the operation of the Executive orders of January 17 and January 28, 1873. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, August 27, 1933.