Executive Order 7636 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 7636—Amendment of the Executive Order of January 17, 1873, Relating to the Holding of State or Local Offices by Federal Officers and Employees

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Thursday, June 17, 1937

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1 min read (149 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 1937-06-17, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment of the Executive Order of January 17, 1873, Relating to the Holding of State or Local Offices by Federal Officers and Employees." 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

▪ 1269), as amended, at a per diem salary for intermittent duty, when in the opinion of the Secretary of the Interior such services are required in the interest of grazing on the public lands.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

149

871 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

19.1

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 7636, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jun 17, 1937). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7636-amendment-the-executive-order-january-17-1873-relating-the-holding.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 1753 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (U.S.C., Title 5, section 631), and as President of the United States, the Executive Order of January 17, 1873, as amended, prohibiting, with certain exceptions, Federal officers and employees from holding state, municipal, or other local offices, is hereby further amended so as to permit any state, county, or municipal officer, when duly elected by qualified voters of a grazing district and appointed by the Secretary of the Interior, to serve as a district advisor under the Act of June 28, 1934 (48 Stat. 1269), as amended, at a per diem salary for intermittent duty, when in the opinion of the Secretary of the Interior such services are required in the interest of grazing on the public lands. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, June 17, 1937.