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Executive Order 8182 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8182—Postponement of Effective Date of Certain Provisions of Executive Order No. 6166 of June 10, 1933

Wednesday, June 28, 1939
1 min read (163 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1939-06-28, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Postponement of Effective Date of Certain Provisions of Executive Order No. 6166 of June 10, 1933." 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

6166 of June 10, 1933, as amended, be further delayed beyond the effective date of that order: Now, Therefore , pursuant to the provisions of section 22 of the said order, I hereby order that the transfers, consolidations, and eliminations contemplated by section 4 of Executive Order No.
6166 of June 10, 1933, as amended, together with the operation of all other provisions of Executive Order No.
6166 of June 10, 1933, as amended, so far as they relate to the said section 4, be further delayed until June 30, 1940, with respect to the function of disbursement now exercised by United States Marshals under the Department of Justice, and with respect to the function of disbursement for the Postal Service now exercised by officers and employees of that service.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
163
985 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
16.9
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
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Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 8182, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jun 28, 1939). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8182-postponement-effective-date-certain-provisions-executive-order-no.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)