Executive Order 7072 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 7072—Exemption of John V. Shea From Compulsory Retirement for Age

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Wednesday, June 12, 1935

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1 min read (211 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 1935-06-12, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Exemption of John V. Shea From Compulsory Retirement for Age." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

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

▪ Shea, senior clerk, Division of Supply, Treasury Department, who, during the current month, will reach the retirement age prescribed for automatic separation from the service, be exempted from the provisions of this section and continued in the service until July 1, 1936: Now, Therefore , by virtue of the authority vested in me by the aforesaid section, I do hereby exempt John V.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners 🏛️ Financial Institutions & Monetary Authorities

Total Words

211

1,262 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

15.2

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 7072, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jun 12, 1935). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7072-exemption-john-v-shea-from-compulsory-retirement-for-age.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Whereas section 204 of the act of June 30, 1932, ch. 314, 47 Stat. 382, 404 (5 U.S.C., sec. 692b), provides: "On and after July 1, 1932, no person rendering civilian service in any branch or service of the United States Government or the municipal government of the District of Columbia who shall have reached the retirement age prescribed for automatic separation from the service, applicable to such person, shall be continued in such service, notwithstanding any provision of law or regulation to the contrary: Provided , That the President may, by Executive Order, exempt from the provisions of this section any person when, in his judgment, the public interest so requires: * * *"; And Whereas the public interest requires that John V. Shea, senior clerk, Division of Supply, Treasury Department, who, during the current month, will reach the retirement age prescribed for automatic separation from the service, be exempted from the provisions of this section and continued in the service until July 1, 1936: Now, Therefore , by virtue of the authority vested in me by the aforesaid section, I do hereby exempt John V. Shea from the provisions thereof and continue him in the service until July 1, 1936. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, June 12, 1935.