Executive Order 6260 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 6260-A—Administration of the Petroleum Industry

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Monday, August 28, 1933

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1 min read (146 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 1933-08-28, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "A—Administration of the Petroleum Industry." 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

▪ Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on A—Administration of the Petroleum Industry.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

146

799 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

17.6

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 6260, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Aug 28, 1933). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6260-administration-the-petroleum-industry.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 2 (b) of title I of the Act of June 16, 1933, known as the "National Industrial Recovery Act" (Public No. 67, 73d Cong.), and in accordance with section 2 of article I and section 1 (b) of article VII of the Code of Fair Competition adopted by the petroleum industry and approved by me August 19, 1933, I hereby designate and appoint, for the petroleum industry, the Secretary of the Interior to be Administrator and the Department of the Interior to be the Federal agency, as provided by the aforesaid act and Code of Fair Competition, to exercise on my behalf and in my stead all the functions and powers vested in me, or in any Federal agency, by such act and such Code of Fair Competition. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, August 28, 1933.