Executive Order 7039 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)
Executive Order 7039—Authorization of Special Committee Investigating the Munitions Industry, United States Senate, to Inspect Income and Profits Tax Returns and Capital Stock Tax Returns
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 1935-05-14, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Authorization of Special Committee Investigating the Munitions Industry, United States Senate, to Inspect Income and Profits Tax Returns and Capital Stock Tax Returns." 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
▪169, 189), as amended by section 218(h) of the National Industrial Recovery Act (ch.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Financial Institutions & Monetary Authorities
Total Words
190
1,122 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
12
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 7039, Franklin D. Roosevelt (May 14, 1935). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7039-authorization-special-committee-investigating-the-munitions-industry.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 55 of the Revenue Act of 1932 (ch. 209, 47 Stat. 169, 189), as amended by section 218(h) of the National Industrial Recovery Act (ch. 90, 48 Stat. 195, 209), and section 55(a) of the Revenue Act of 1934 (ch. 277, 48 Stat. 680, 698), it is hereby ordered that income and profits tax returns made under the National Industrial Recovery Act, the Revenue Act of 1932, us amended by the National Industrial Recovery Act, and the Revenue Act of 1934, and capital stock tax returns made under the Revenue Act of 1934, shall be open to inspection by the Special Committee Investigating the Munitions Industry, United States Senate, authorized by Senate Resolution 206, Seventy-third Congress, to investigate the manufacture of and traffic in arms, munitions, and other implements of war, such inspection to be in accordance and upon compliance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury in Treasury Decision 4440 (C. B. XIII-1, 305), and approved by the President June 15, 1934. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, May 14, 1935.
