Executive Order 8219 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)
Executive Order 8219—Designating the Secretary of Agriculture as the Officer to Exercise the Rights of the United States Arising Out of the Ownership of the Capital Stock of the Commodity Credit Corporation
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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1939-08-07, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Designating the Secretary of Agriculture as the Officer to Exercise the Rights of the United States Arising Out of the Ownership of the Capital Stock of the Commodity Credit Corporation." 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
▪107, I hereby designate the Secretary of Agriculture as the officer to exercise on behalf of the United States any and all rights of the United States arising out of the ownership of the capital stock of the Commodity Credit Corporation.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Financial Institutions & Monetary Authorities
Total Words
113
637 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
12.6
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
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Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 8219, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Aug 7, 1939). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8219-designating-the-secretary-agriculture-the-officer-exercise-the-rights.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 3 of the act of March 8, 1938, 52 Stat. 107, I hereby designate the Secretary of Agriculture as the officer to exercise on behalf of the United States any and all rights of the United States arising out of the ownership of the capital stock of the Commodity Credit Corporation. This order supersedes the second paragraph of Executive Order No. 7848 of March 22, 1938, authorizing and directing' the Secretary of the Treasury to exercise on behalf of the United States any and all rights accruing to the holder of such capital stock. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, August 7, 1939.
