Executive Order 6502 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 6502—Code of Fair Competition for the Can Manufacturers Industry

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Friday, December 15, 1933

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1 min read (299 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 1933-12-15, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Code of Fair Competition for the Can Manufacturers 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

▪ And provided further, that the following be added under Section 4 of Article VI, at the end of the first sentence: "In addition to the above information there shall be submitted to government agencies such statistical information as the Administrator may deem necessary for the purposes recited in Section 3 (a) of the National Industrial Recovery Act".

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

299

1,838 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 6502, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Dec 15, 1933). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6502-code-fair-competition-for-the-can-manufacturers-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 Can Manufacturers 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 approve the report and recommendations and adopt the findings of the Administrator, and do order that the said Code of Fair Competition be and it is hereby approved, provided Section 3 of Article III be amended by adding thereto the following: "Territories and Possessions Wage District All other territories and possessions of the United States, to which the provisions hereinafter set forth as to the Hawaiian Wage District shall apply". And provided further, that the following be added under Section 4 of Article VI, at the end of the first sentence: "In addition to the above information there shall be submitted to government agencies such statistical information as the Administrator may deem necessary for the purposes recited in Section 3 (a) of the National Industrial Recovery Act". FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT Approval recommended: Hugh S. Johnson. Administrator. The White House, Dec 15, 1933.