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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1936-01-06, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Designation of Coast Guard Vessels for Special Winter Cruising." 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
▪Such vessels in the number prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury shall be assigned from time to time for the foregoing purpose by the Commandant of the Coast Guard.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Financial Institutions & Monetary Authorities
Total Words
129
745 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
12.8
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 7268, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jan 6, 1936). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7268-designation-coast-guard-vessels-for-special-winter-cruising.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 1536, Revised Statutes (U.S.C., title 14, sec. 53), and as President of the United States, I hereby order that the Secretary of the Treasury cause a suitable number of Coast Guard vessels, when the necessities of the service permit it, to cruise upon the coast in the season of severe weather and to afford such aid to distressed navigators as their circumstances may require; and such vessels shall go to sea fully prepared to render such assistance. Such vessels in the number prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury shall be assigned from time to time for the foregoing purpose by the Commandant of the Coast Guard. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, January 6, 1936.
