Executive Order 6501 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 6501—Code of Fair Competition for the Millinery Industry

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Friday, December 15, 1933

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2 min read (341 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1933-12-15, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Code of Fair Competition for the Millinery 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

▪ 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 hereby adopt and approve the report, recommendations and findings of the Administrator and do order that the said Code of Fair Competition be and it is hereby approved, subject to the following conditions: 1.

▪ That the provisions of this Code shall be in full force and effect only until May 15, 1934.

▪ Prior to that date, the Code Authority shall make recommendations to the Administrator in regard to the continuance or the amendment of any or all provisions of this Code.

▪ A special board shall be appointed by the Administrator for the purpose of determining after notice and hearing whether the scales applying to a particular area, market or member of the industry should be stayed or modified because of great and unusual hardship to such area, market or member of the industry by reason of the application of such scales thereto.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Public Health & Medical Institutions

Total Words

341

2,025 characters

Estimated Read Time

2 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

20.6

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 6501, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Dec 15, 1933). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6501-code-fair-competition-for-the-millinery-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 Millinery 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 hereby adopt and approve the report, recommendations and findings of the Administrator and do order that the said Code of Fair Competition be and it is hereby approved, subject to the following conditions: 1. That the provisions of this Code shall be in full force and effect only until May 15, 1934. Prior to that date, the Code Authority shall make recommendations to the Administrator in regard to the continuance or the amendment of any or all provisions of this Code. 2. A special board shall be appointed by the Administrator for the purpose of determining after notice and hearing whether the scales applying to a particular area, market or member of the industry should be stayed or modified because of great and unusual hardship to such area, market or member of the industry by reason of the application of such scales thereto. 3. Provision is made in section 5 of Article IV by which any person on whom undue hardships are imposed may be granted an opportunity for relief. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT Approval recommended: Hugh S. Johnson. Administrator. The White House, December 15, 1933.