Executive Order 6540 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 6540—Postponement of Certain Provisions of Executive Order No. 6166 of June 10, 1933

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Thursday, December 28, 1933

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1 min read (214 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1933-12-28, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Postponement of Certain Provisions of Executive Order No. 6166 of June 10, 1933." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

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

▪ 6166 of June 10, 1933, be further delayed beyond the effective date of said order; Now, Therefore , pursuant to the provisions of section 22 of said order, I hereby order that, except as hereinafter provided, the transfers, consolidations, and eliminations contemplated by sections 4 and 8 of Executive Order No.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Financial Institutions & Monetary Authorities

Total Words

214

1,250 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

17.8

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 6540, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Dec 28, 1933). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6540-postponement-certain-provisions-executive-order-no-6166-june-10-1933.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Whereas , it appears that the interests of economy require that certain transfers, consolidations, and eliminations provided for under sections 4 and 8 of Executive Order No. 6166 of June 10, 1933, be further delayed beyond the effective date of said order; Now, Therefore , pursuant to the provisions of section 22 of said order, I hereby order that, except as hereinafter provided, the transfers, consolidations, and eliminations contemplated by sections 4 and 8 of Executive Order No. 6166 of June 10, 1933, which are not elected prior to December 31, 1933, pursuant to Executive Order No. 6224, dated July 27, 1933, together with the operation of all other provisions of Executive Order No. 6166, of June 10, 1933, insofar as they relate to said sections 4 and 8, shall be further delayed until June 30, 1934: Provided , That any transfer, consolidation, or elimination, in whole or in part, under said sections 4 and 8, including any other provisions of the said order of June 10, 1933, insofar as they relate to sections 4 and 8 thereof, may be made operative and in force between January 1, 1934, and June 30, 1934, by order of the Secretary of the Treasury, approved by the President. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, December 28, 1933.