Executive Order 7858 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 7858—Authorizing the Attorney General To Reject Bids for Certain Property Offered for Sale at Savannah, Georgia, Pursuant to the Trading With the Enemy Act, as Amended

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Thursday, March 31, 1938

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1 min read (217 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 1938-03-31, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Authorizing the Attorney General To Reject Bids for Certain Property Offered for Sale at Savannah, Georgia, Pursuant to the Trading With the Enemy Act, as Amended." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: Evaluated against the Fifth Amendment, this action touches upon property or economic rights. An early statesman would insist upon strict adherence to due process of law and the constitutional guarantee that private holdings shall not be encumbered or taken for public purposes without just compensation and lawful process.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ 411, 423), as amended by the act of March 28, 1918, 40 Stat.

▪ 459, I hereby authorize the Attorney General of the United States to reject all bids made at the above-mentioned public offering, including the bids of the said Jake Fine.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

217

1,231 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

16.1

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 7858, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Mar 31, 1938). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7858-authorizing-the-attorney-general-reject-bids-for-certain-property.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Whereas the Attorney General of the United States, as successor in interest to the Alien Property Custodian, offered for sale at public auction in the City of Savannah, Georgia, on March 1, 1938, two pieces of real estate, namely, a lot 60' x 100' and improvements thereon situated at Jones and Whitaker Streets, and a lot 30' x 110' and improvements thereon known as 413 E. 36th Street, both in the City of Savannah, Georgia; and Whereas the highest bid received for the property first above mentioned was $11,050 and the highest bid received for the property last above mentioned was $716.50, both of which bids were made by Jake Fine; and Whereas upon consideration I find that the above-mentioned bids are inadequate and do not represent the fair value of the real estate involved: Now, Therefore , by virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 12 of the Trading with the Enemy Act, approved October 6, 1917 (40 Stat. 411, 423), as amended by the act of March 28, 1918, 40 Stat. 459, I hereby authorize the Attorney General of the United States to reject all bids made at the above-mentioned public offering, including the bids of the said Jake Fine. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, March 31, 1938 .