Executive Order 7350 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 7350—Inspection of Income, Profits, and Capital Stock Tax Returns by the Special Committee Investigating Old Age Pension Organizations

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Monday, April 20, 1936

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1 min read (207 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 1936-04-20, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Inspection of Income, Profits, and Capital Stock Tax Returns by the Special Committee Investigating Old Age Pension Organizations." 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

▪ 169, 189), as amended by section 218(h) of the National Industrial Recovery Act (48 Stat.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Financial Institutions & Monetary Authorities

Total Words

207

1,207 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

13.3

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 7350, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Apr 20, 1936). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7350-inspection-income-profits-and-capital-stock-tax-returns-the-special.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 257(a) of the Revenue Act of 1926 (44 Stat. 9, 51); section 55 of the Revenue Act of 1928 (45 Stat. 791, 809); section 55 of the Revenue Act of 1932 (47 Stat. 169, 189), as amended by section 218(h) of the National Industrial Recovery Act (48 Stat. 195, 209); section 55(a) and section 701(e) of the Revenue Act of 1934 (48 Stat. 680, 698, 770); and section 215 (e) of the National Industrial Recovery Act (48 Stat. 195, 208), it is hereby ordered that income, profits, and capital stock tax returns made under the Revenue Act of 1934, the National Industrial Recovery Act, the Revenue Act of 1932, as amended by the National Industrial Recovery Act, and the prior Revenue Acts shall be open to inspection by the Special Committee Investigating Old Age Pension Organizations, appointed under House Resolution 443, 74th Congress, 2d Session, passed March 10, 1936, such inspection to be in accordance and upon compliance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury In the Treasury Decision relating to the inspection of returns by that committee, approved by me this date. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT THE WHITE HOUSE, April 20, 1936.