Executive Order 6470 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 6470—Designating and Establishing the Public Works Emergency Housing Corporation as an Agency Under Title II of the National Industrial Recovery Act

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Wednesday, November 29, 1933

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1 min read (264 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 1933-11-29, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Designating and Establishing the Public Works Emergency Housing Corporation as an Agency Under Title II of the National Industrial Recovery Act." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

Constitutional Assessment: Evaluated against the Fifth Amendment, this action touches upon property or economic rights. An early statesman would insist upon strict adherence to due process of law and the constitutional guarantee that private holdings shall not be encumbered or taken for public purposes without just compensation and lawful process.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ 67, 73d Congress), and with a view to increasing employment quickly: (1) I hereby designate and establish the Public Works Emergency Housing Corporation, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (hereinafter called the Housing Corporation), as an agency under Title II of said Act, with the powers and for the purposes hereinafter set forth.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

264

1,601 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

19.2

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 6470, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Nov 29, 1933). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6470-designating-and-establishing-the-public-works-emergency-housing.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me under Title II of the National Industrial Recovery Act, approved June 16, 1933 (Public No. 67, 73d Congress), and with a view to increasing employment quickly: (1) I hereby designate and establish the Public Works Emergency Housing Corporation, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (hereinafter called the Housing Corporation), as an agency under Title II of said Act, with the powers and for the purposes hereinafter set forth. (2) The Housing Corporation is authorized and empowered to construct, finance, or aid in the construction or financing of any public-works project included in the program prepared pursuant to Section 202(d) of said Act. (3) The Housing Corporation is authorized and empowered to acquire by purchase, or by exercise of the power of eminent domain, any real or personal property in connection with the construction of any such project. (4) The Housing Corporation is authorized and empowered to sell any security acquired or any property so constructed or acquired or to lease any such property with or without the privilege of purchase; provided, that all moneys received by the Housing Corporation from any such sale or lease shall be applied in the manner provided in Section 203 of said Act. (5) The Housing Corporation is authorized and empowered to take any and all such action, do any and all such things, and exercise any and all such powers as may be or appear necessary, suitable, or expedient in connection with the foregoing. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, November 29, 1933.