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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1938-06-15, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Terminating the Powers, Rights, and Duties of the Special Mexican Claims Commission." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.
Constitutional Assessment: Reviewed under the Tenth Amendment and the principle of dual federalism, this order touches upon domains traditionally reserved to the sovereign States. The Framers would caution against any attempt to commandeer state officers or displace local police powers through federal executive fiat.
Key Directives & Operative Actions
▪149, as amended by section 5 of the public resolution approved August 25, 1937, 50 Stat.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises
🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities
🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners
Total Words
241
1,356 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
25.5
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 7909, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jun 15, 1938). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7909-terminating-the-powers-rights-and-duties-the-special-mexican-claims.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
Whereas section 6 of the act approved April 10, 1935, 49 Stat. 149, as amended by section 5 of the public resolution approved August 25, 1937, 50 Stat. 783, provides that the Special Mexican Claims Commission, created in pursuance of that act, shall complete its work within three years from the date on which it undertakes the performance of its duties; and Whereas the three-year period so fixed for the completion of the work of the said Commission will expire on August 31, 1938; and Whereas section 6 of the said act, as amended, also provides that if the President shall find that the Commission has completed its work prior to the expiration of the period so fixed, he may by Executive order terminate all powers, rights, and duties of the Commission; and Whereas the Special Mexican Claims Commission has reported to the Secretary of State the completion of its work, and I find that the Commission has completed its work prior to the expiration of the period so fixed: Now, Therefore , by virtue of the power vested in me by section 6 of the said act of April 10, 1935, as amended, I hereby terminate as of this date all powers, rights, and duties conferred upon the said Special Mexican Claims Commission by the said act of April 10, 1935, as amended by the said resolution of August 25, 1937. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, June 15, 1938.
