Executive Order 8686 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8686—Transferring Certain Personnel From the United States Maritime Commission to the Interstate Commerce Commission

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Monday, February 17, 1941

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1 min read (161 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 1941-02-17, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Transferring Certain Personnel From the United States Maritime Commission to the Interstate Commerce Commission." 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

▪ By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 321 (a) of the Interstate Commerce Act, as amended by section 201 of the Transportation Act of 1940, approved September 18, 1940 (Pub.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

161

962 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

9.1

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 8686, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Feb 17, 1941). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8686-transferring-certain-personnel-from-the-united-states-maritime.

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 321 (a) of the Interstate Commerce Act, as amended by section 201 of the Transportation Act of 1940, approved September 18, 1940 (Pub. No. 785, 76th Cong., 3d Sess.), it is hereby ordered that the following-named officers and employees of the United States Maritime Commission, who have been determined by me to have been employed in the administration of the provisions of law repealed by section 320 of the said Interstate Commerce Act, as amended, and whose retention by the United States Maritime Commission is not necessary, for the performance of other duties, shall be transferred to the Interstate Commerce Commission as of the beginning of business on March 1, 1941: Charles T. Burley Lorin C. Nelson George R. Burnette Andrew G. Patterson Francis W. Dever John A. Russell John H. Eisenhart, Jr. Herbert E. Warren Charles B. Gray FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, February 17, 1941.