Executive Order 9342 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9342—Amending Executive Order No. 8970 of December 11, 1941, Establishing Certain Defensive Sea Areas

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Wednesday, May 19, 1943

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1 min read (209 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1943-05-19, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amending Executive Order No. 8970 of December 11, 1941, Establishing Certain Defensive Sea Areas." 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 the authority vested in me by section 44 of the Criminal Code, as amended (U.S.C., title 18, sec.

▪ 96), and as President of the United States, it is ordered that section 4 of Executive Order No.

▪ 6417, 6418), be, and it is hereby, amended to read as follows: "4.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

209

1,243 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

11.5

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9342, Franklin D. Roosevelt (May 19, 1943). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9342-amending-executive-order-no-8970-december-11-1941-establishing.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 44 of the Criminal Code, as amended (U.S.C., title 18, sec. 96), and as President of the United States, it is ordered that section 4 of Executive Order No. 8970 of December 11, 1941 (6 F.R. 6417, 6418), be, and it is hereby, amended to read as follows: "4. Narragansett Bay Defensive Sea Area "All United States territorial waters of Narragansett Bay, the Sakonnet River, Providence Harbor, and their tributaries from the contour line of extreme high water on the shores of these waters as shown on the latest U.S.C. and G.S. Charts, to: "A line running from the shore North of Point Judith on true bearing East to Little League Rock, thence northeasterly to a position in approximately Latitude 41°23'55" North, Longitude 71°21'43" West, thence to bell buoy No. '2' off Schuyler Ledge, in approximate position Latitude 41°26'24" North, Longitude 71°11'39" West, thence to the southernmost land of Sakonnet Point; and within Narragansett Bay and its tributaries to: "A line across the Taunton River at and following the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Bridge; and "A line across the Seekonk River at and following the Red Bridge." FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, May 19, 1943.