Executive Order 6606 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 6606-C—Code of Fair Competition for the Advertising Distributing Trade

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Saturday, February 17, 1934

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2 min read (365 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1934-02-17, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "C—Code of Fair Competition for the Advertising Distributing 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, pursuant to the authority vested in me by Title I of the National Industrial Recovery Act, approved June 16, 1933, and otherwise, do 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.

▪ All such work hours shall be between 7 a.m.

▪ And shall not conflict with the employees' hours of day school.

▪ Application of the definition of "working hours" in Article III, Section 5, is stayed for a period of 90 days from the effective date of this Code to afford the Code Authority an opportunity to study and recommend to the Administrator a plan whereby the interests of the carrier shall be better protected.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises

Total Words

365

2,086 characters

Estimated Read Time

2 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. 6606, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Feb 17, 1934). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6606-c-code-fair-competition-for-the-advertising-distributing-trade.

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 Advertising Distributing Trade, 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 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 for a period of 90 days from the effective date of this Code boys of the ages of 14 and 15 may be employed for a period not to exceed three hours per day. All such work hours shall be between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. and shall not conflict with the employees' hours of day school. 2. Application of the definition of "working hours" in Article III, Section 5, is stayed for a period of 90 days from the effective date of this Code to afford the Code Authority an opportunity to study and recommend to the Administrator a plan whereby the interests of the carrier shall be better protected. 3. The effect of Article III, Sections 4 and 5, on the hours and rates of pay of office workers shall be reported to the Administrator within 90 days of the effective date of the Code in order to determine whether such hours and rates need be further limited. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT Approval Recommended: Hugh S Johnson The White House, February 17, 1934.