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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1942-07-02, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Suspending Certain Statutory Provisions Relating to Employment in the Canal Zone." 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
▪Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Suspending Certain Statutory Provisions Relating to Employment in the Canal Zone.
Exec. Order No. 9189, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jul 2, 1942). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9189-suspending-certain-statutory-provisions-relating-employment-the-canal.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 7 of the Military Appropriation Act, 1943, (Public Law 649, 77th Congress, 2nd Session) relating to certain kinds of employment in the Canal Zone, and deeming such course to be in the public interest, I hereby suspend, from and including the effective date of said act, compliance with the provisions of the said section during the continuance of any of the wars in which the United States is now engaged. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, July 2, 1942.
