Executive Order 7826 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 7826—Amendment of the Consular Regulations

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Monday, February 28, 1938

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1 min read (160 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 1938-02-28, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment of the Consular Regulations." 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

▪ 132), it is ordered that Article XIII of the Consular Regulations, as contained in Executive Order No.

▪ 7729 of October 16, 1937, be, and it is hereby, amended as follows: 1.

▪ That part of section 202 preceding paragraph numbered (1) is amended to read: "202.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Foreign Nations & International Entities

Total Words

160

948 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

9.5

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 7826, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Feb 28, 1938). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7826-amendment-the-consular-regulations.

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 1752 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (U.S.C., title 22, sec. 132), it is ordered that Article XIII of the Consular Regulations, as contained in Executive Order No. 7729 of October 16, 1937, be, and it is hereby, amended as follows: 1. That part of section 202 preceding paragraph numbered (1) is amended to read: "202. Cases in which, seamen may be discharged. The usual cases in which American seamen are discharged, upon payment of wages, in a foreign port by consular officers, under the provisions of the statutes and the principles of maritime law, may be stated as follows:" 2. The following paragraph, numbered (11), is inserted between paragraphs numbered (10) and (12) of section 202: "(11) When the vessel is wrecked, destroyed, lost, stranded, or condemned as unfit for service. (See also sec. 228.)" FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, February 28, 1938.