Executive Order 6935 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 6935—Placing Certain Islands in the Pacific Ocean Under the Control and Jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Navy

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Saturday, December 29, 1934

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1 min read (228 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 1934-12-29, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Placing Certain Islands in the Pacific Ocean Under the Control and Jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Navy." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: Scrutinized through Article II, Section 2, this action exercises the President's constitutional role as Commander in Chief. Early Framers recognized broad executive discretion in commanding military forces during conflict, provided it remains bounded by congressional declarations and respects civilian domestic courts.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ 847, as amended by the act of August 24, 1912, ch.

▪ 497, and as President of the United States, it is ordered that Wake Island located in the Pacific Ocean approximately in latitude 19°17'28" N.

▪ This order shall continue in full force and effect unless and until revoked by the President or by act of Congress.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

228

1,345 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

9.7

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 6935, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Dec 29, 1934). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6935-placing-certain-islands-the-pacific-ocean-under-the-control-and.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

WAKE ISLAND, KINGMAN REEF, AND JOHNSTON AND SAND ISLANDS By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by the act of June 25, 1910, ch. 421, 36 Stat. 847, as amended by the act of August 24, 1912, ch. 369, 37 Stat. 497, and as President of the United States, it is ordered that Wake Island located in the Pacific Ocean approximately in latitude 19°17'28" N. and longitude 166°34'42" E. from Greenwich, Kingman Reef located in the Pacific Ocean approximately in latitude 6°24'37" N. and longitude 162°22' W. from Greenwich, and Johnston and Sand Islands located in the Pacific Ocean approximately in latitude 16°44'32" N. and longitude 169°30'59" W. from Greenwich, together with the reefs surrounding all the aforesaid islands, as indicated upon the diagram hereto attached and made a part of this order, be, and they are hereby, reserved, set aside, and placed under the control and jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Navy for administrative purposes, subject, however, to the use of the said Johnston and Sand Islands by the Department of Agriculture as a refuge and breeding ground for native birds as provided by Executive Order No. 4467 of June 29, 1926. This order shall continue in full force and effect unless and until revoked by the President or by act of Congress. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, December 29, 1934.