Executive Order 6820 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 6820—Allocation of Funds for the Control of the Infestation of the Japanese Beetle at St. Louis, Missouri

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Saturday, August 11, 1934

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1 min read (212 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 1934-08-11, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Allocation of Funds for the Control of the Infestation of the Japanese Beetle at St. Louis, Missouri." 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

▪ 412, 73d Cong.), appropriating $525,000,000 to meet the emergency and necessity for relief in stricken agricultural areas, there is hereby allocated from the said appropriation the sum of $65,000 to the Secretary of Agriculture for the control of the infestation of the Japanese beetle at St.

▪ In carrying out this order the Secretary of Agriculture shall have authority to make all necessary expenditures for the employment of persons and means, including the procurement of materials used for control and equipment or assistance necessary for their application.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners 🏛️ Public Health & Medical Institutions

Total Words

212

1,377 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

18.3

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 6820, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Aug 11, 1934). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6820-allocation-funds-for-the-control-the-infestation-the-japanese-beetle.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Emergency Appropriation Act, fiscal year 1935, approved June 19, 1934 (Public, No. 412, 73d Cong.), appropriating $525,000,000 to meet the emergency and necessity for relief in stricken agricultural areas, there is hereby allocated from the said appropriation the sum of $65,000 to the Secretary of Agriculture for the control of the infestation of the Japanese beetle at St. Louis, Missouri, which infestation constitutes a menace to the stricken agricultural area of the Mississippi Valley and westward thereof. In carrying out this order the Secretary of Agriculture shall have authority to make all necessary expenditures for the employment of persons and means, including the procurement of materials used for control and equipment or assistance necessary for their application. The moneys herein made available shall be expended through such established agencies of the United States Department of Agriculture and other agencies of the United States Government as the Secretary of Agriculture may designate and when the Secretary of Agriculture has been assured that the State and local governments concerned have taken such action and provided such assistance as the Secretary of Agriculture may deem necessary to accomplish the purpose of this order. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, August 11, 1934.