Executive Order 6537 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 6537—Appointing Members of Temporary Code Authority for the Motor Vehicle Storage and Parking Trade

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Saturday, December 23, 1933

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1 min read (267 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 1933-12-23, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Appointing Members of Temporary Code Authority for the Motor Vehicle Storage and Parking Trade." 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, do hereby appoint the following named persons to serve as members of a temporary Code Authority for the Motor Vehicle Storage and Parking Trade: Districts 1 and 2 Roy C.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises

Total Words

267

1,638 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

11.2

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 6537, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Dec 23, 1933). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6537-appointing-members-temporary-code-authority-for-the-motor-vehicle.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Pursuant to the authority vested in me by Title I of the National Industrial Recovery Act, approved June 16, 1933, and otherwise, and pursuant to the provisions of the Code of Fair Competition for the Motor Vehicle Storage and Parking Trade, duly approved December 7, 1933, and upon the report and recommendation of the Administrator; I, Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States, do hereby appoint the following named persons to serve as members of a temporary Code Authority for the Motor Vehicle Storage and Parking Trade: Districts 1 and 2 Roy C. Schaal, Seattle, Washington. Districts 3 and 5 Harry A. Rubin, Kansas City, Missouri. Districts 4 and 8 Paul J. Rossman, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Districts 6 and 7 Walter T. Candler, Sr., Atlanta, Georgia. Districts 9 and 10 Horace B. Peabody, Detroit, Michigan. Districts 11 and 12 W. W. Smith, Camden, New Jersey. District 13 Glenn S. Whitham, Boston, Massachusetts. Said temporary Code Authority shall serve from the date hereof until the election of the permanent Code Authority pursuant to the provisions of the aforesaid Code of Fair Competition for the Motor Vehicle Storage and Parking Trade; and I do further order that if any one of the above named members should at any time resign from said temporary Code Authority, the Administrator for Industrial Recovery shall have power to appoint a successor for such member to serve as a member of said temporary Code Authority from the date of such appointment until the election of the permanent Code Authority. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT Approval recommended: Hugh S. Johnson. Administrator. The White House, December 23, 1933.