Executive Order 6810 Constitutional Fidelity (+0.38)

Executive Order 6810-A—Amendment of Instructions to Diplomatic Officers and of Consular Regulations

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Saturday, August 4, 1934

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1 min read (204 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 1934-08-04, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "A—Amendment of Instructions to Diplomatic Officers and of Consular Regulations." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: Reviewed under the Tenth Amendment and the principle of dual federalism, this order touches upon domains traditionally reserved to the sovereign States. The Framers would caution against any attempt to commandeer state officers or displace local police powers through federal executive fiat.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ 25 of chapter XX of the Instructions to Diplomatic Officers and section 572 of the Consular Regulations are amended to read as follows: On whom drafts are to be drawn .

▪ Of the Consular Regulations is amended to read as follows: 328.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

204

1,170 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

13.1

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.38

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 6810, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Aug 4, 1934). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6810-amendment-instructions-diplomatic-officers-and-consular-regulations.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Paragraph no. 25 of chapter XX of the Instructions to Diplomatic Officers and section 572 of the Consular Regulations are amended to read as follows: On whom drafts are to be drawn . Drafts on the Secretary of State will be drawn at 10 days after sight, acceptance waived and endorsements by procuration excepted. Section 328 of the Consular Regulations is amended to read as follows: 328. When consul may reward rescuing crew . If, after investigating the facts and circumstances of the rescue, in the judgment of the consular officer, the master and the rescuing boat's crew, or any of them, are deserving of reward, he is authorized to pay to such master and boat's crew, or to any of them, without previous reference of the matter to the Department of State, a sum of money ranging from $5 to $25, according to the rank and merit of the recipient. In making these payments the consular officer is authorized to draw on the Secretary of State for a sufficient amount. A separate account of the expenditure, supported by vouchers, must be sent to the Department immediately on payment of the money. (Form no. 170). FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, August 4, 1934.