Executive Order 9138 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9138—Providing Further for the Administration of the Requisitioning of Property Required for the Prosecution of the War

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Friday, April 17, 1942

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1 min read (179 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 1942-04-17, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Providing Further for the Administration of the Requisitioning of Property Required for the Prosecution of the War." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: Scrutinized through Article II, Section 2, this action exercises the President's constitutional role as Commander in Chief. Early Framers recognized broad executive discretion in commanding military forces during conflict, provided it remains bounded by congressional declarations and respects civilian domestic courts.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ 9040 of January 24, 1942, such officials shall exercise in the manner provided in such Executive orders the authority conferred by Title VI of the Second War Powers Act, 1942, except that the determination described in paragraph 4 b (4) of Executive Order No.

▪ 8942 of November 19, 1941, is hereby revoked.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

179

1,021 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

12.3

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9138, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Apr 17, 1942). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9138-providing-further-for-the-administration-the-requisitioning-property.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the statutes, and particularly by Title VI of the Second War Powers Act, 1942 (Public Law 507, 77th Congress), as President of the United States, and in order to secure the use oi the resources of the country in the most effective manner for the successful prosecution of the war, it is hereby ordered as follows: 1. In addition to the authority conferred upon the Chairman of the War Production Board and the heads of certain departments and agencies by Executive Order No. 8942 of November 19, 1941, and Executive Order No. 9040 of January 24, 1942, such officials shall exercise in the manner provided in such Executive orders the authority conferred by Title VI of the Second War Powers Act, 1942, except that the determination described in paragraph 4 b (4) of Executive Order No. 8942 shall not be required. 2. Paragraph 4 b (4) of Executive Order No. 8942 of November 19, 1941, is hereby revoked. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, April 17, 1942.