Executive Order 9515 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9515—Amendment of Rule 54 of Executive Order No. 4314 of September 25, 1925, Establishing Rules Governing Navigation of the Panama Canal and Adjacent Waters

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Thursday, January 18, 1945

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1 min read (202 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1945-01-18, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment of Rule 54 of Executive Order No. 4314 of September 25, 1925, Establishing Rules Governing Navigation of the Panama Canal and Adjacent Waters." 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

▪ 4314 of September 25, 1925, establishing rules governing the navigation of the Panama Canal and adjacent waters, as amended by Executive Order No.

▪ 6128 of May 10, 1933 (35 CFR 4.60), is hereby further amended to read as follows: "Rule 54.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

202

1,144 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

15.6

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9515, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jan 18, 1945). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9515-amendment-rule-54-executive-order-no-4314-september-25-1925.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 9 of title 2 of the Canal Zone Code, approved June 19, 1934, Rule 54 of Executive Order No. 4314 of September 25, 1925, establishing rules governing the navigation of the Panama Canal and adjacent waters, as amended by Executive Order No. 6128 of May 10, 1933 (35 CFR 4.60), is hereby further amended to read as follows: "Rule 54. Maximum speeds of vessels: Vessels in Canal Zone waters shall not exceed the speeds designated below: Knots Atlantic Entrance to Gatun Locks 10 Gatun Lake In the 1,000-foot channels 15 Gatun Lake In the 800-foot channels 12 Gatun Lake In the 600-foot channels 10 Rounding Bohlo or Darien bend 10 Gaillard Cut—In the straight reaches: Vessels under 250 feet In length 8 Vessels 250 feet or over In length (or as near thereto as possible while maintaining steerage way) 6 In or near a lock 2 Miraflores Locks to Buoy 14 6 Buoy 14 to Pacific Entrance 10 Miraflores Lake Vessels under 300 feet in length 6 Vessels 300 feet or over in length shall proceed as slowly as possible consistent with maneuverability." FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, January 18, 1945.