Executive Order 6558 Constitutional Friction / Overreach (-0.19)

Executive Order 6558—Relating to Receipt of Gold on Consignment by the Mints and Assay Offices

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Monday, January 15, 1934

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1 min read (245 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 1934-01-15, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Relating to Receipt of Gold on Consignment by the Mints and Assay Offices." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: An early statesman would subject this decree to rigorous scrutiny under Article I, Section 8. The Framers deliberately committed commerce, taxation, tariffs, and revenue to Congress alone. To the extent this order imposes duties or financial burdens without explicit statutory pre-authorization, it creates friction with the separation of powers.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 5 (b) of the act of October 6, 1917, as amended by section 2 of the act of March 9, 1933, entitled " An Act to Provide Relief in the Existing National Emergency in Banking and for other Purposes", I, Franklin D.

▪ Roosevelt, President of the United States of America , do declare that a period of national emergency exists, and by virtue of said authority and of all other authority vested in me, do hereby prescribe the following regulations for receiving gold on consignment for sale: Section 1.

▪ The Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized and empowered to issue such regulations as he may deem necessary to carry out the purposes of this Executive order.

▪ This Executive order and any regulations issued hereunder may be modified or revoked at any time.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Public Health & Medical Institutions 🏛️ Financial Institutions & Monetary Authorities

Total Words

245

1,409 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

20.2

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

-0.19

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 6558, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jan 15, 1934). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6558-relating-receipt-gold-consignment-the-mints-and-assay-offices.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 5 (b) of the act of October 6, 1917, as amended by section 2 of the act of March 9, 1933, entitled " An Act to Provide Relief in the Existing National Emergency in Banking and for other Purposes", I, Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States of America , do declare that a period of national emergency exists, and by virtue of said authority and of all other authority vested in me, do hereby prescribe the following regulations for receiving gold on consignment for sale: Section 1. The United States mints and assay offices are hereby authorized, subject to such regulations as may from time to time be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury, to receive on consignment gold which the mint or assay office concerned is satisfied has not been held in noncompliance with the Executive orders, or the orders of the Secretary of the Treasury, issued under sections 2 and 3 of the act of March 9, 1933, or in noncompliance with any regulations or rulings made thereunder or licenses issued pursuant thereto. Sec. 2. The Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized and empowered to issue such regulations as he may deem necessary to carry out the purposes of this Executive order. Sec. 3. This Executive order and any regulations issued hereunder may be modified or revoked at any time. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, January 15, 1934.