Executive Order 7944 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 7944—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, August 4, 1938

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1 min read (163 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 1938-08-04, 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

▪ 631), and as President of the United States, the Executive Order of January 17, 1873, as amended, prohibiting, with certain exceptions.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises 🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

163

966 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

20.3

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 7944, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Aug 4, 1938). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7944-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 (5 U.S.C., sec. 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 employees of the Division of Grazing, Department of the Interior, with the approval of the Secretary of the Interior, to accept appointments as deputy fire wardens and deputy fish and game wardens under the laws of the States in which such employees may be on duty: Provided , that their services as such deputy fire wardens and deputy fish and game wardens shall be without compensation and shall not in any manner interfere or conflict with the performance of their duties as employees of the Division of Grazing. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, August 4, 1938.