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Executive Order 6368 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 6368—Code of Fair Competition for the Advertising Specialty Industry

Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Tuesday, October 31, 1933
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2 min read (317 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1933-10-31, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Code of Fair Competition for the Advertising Specialty Industry." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

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 Code of Fair Competition for the Advertising Specialty Industry.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People
Total Words
317
1,982 characters
Estimated Read Time
2 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
29.9
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations 

Exec. Order No. 6368, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Oct 31, 1933). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6368-code-fair-competition-for-the-advertising-specialty-industry.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →
An application having been duly made, pursuant to and in full compliance with the provisions of title I of the National Industrial Recovery Act, approved June 16, 1933, for my approval of a Code of Fair Competition for the Advertising Specialty Industry, and hearings having been held thereon and the Administrator having rendered his report containing an analysis of the said code of fair competition together with his recommendations and findings with respect thereto, and the Administrator having found that the said code of fair competition complies in all respects with the pertinent provisions of title I of said act and that the requirements of clauses (1) and (2) of subsection (a) of section 3 of the said act have been met: Now, Therefore, I, Franklin D. Roosevelt , President of the United States, pursuant to the authority vested in me by title I of the National Industrial Recovery Act, approved June 16, 1933, and otherwise, do adopt and approve the report, recommendations, and findings of the Administrator and do order that the said code of fair competition be and is hereby approved, subject to the following conditions: (1) As to all employees engaged in printing operations, the wage and hour provisions of this code shall be superseded by the wage and hour provisions of the Code of Fair Competition for the Printing Industry when the latter code becomes effective after approval by me. (2) To effectuate further the policies of the act, an advertising specialty industry committee be created to cooperate with the Administrator as a planning and fair practice agency for the advertising specialty industry, which committee shall consist of five representatives of the advertising specialty industry elected by a fair method of selection, to be approved by the Administrator, and three members without vote appointed by the Administrator. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, President. Approval recommended: Hugh S. Johnson. Administrator. The White House, October 31, 1933.