Executive Order 9747 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9747—Continuing the Functions of the Alien Property Custodian and the Department of the Treasurer in the Philippines

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Wednesday, July 3, 1946

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1 min read (147 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 Harry S Truman on 1946-07-03, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Continuing the Functions of the Alien Property Custodian and the Department of the Treasurer in the Philippines." 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 Continuing the Functions of the Alien Property Custodian and the Department of the Treasurer in the Philippines.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners 🏛️ Financial Institutions & Monetary Authorities

Total Words

147

838 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

17.8

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9747, Harry S Truman (Jul 3, 1946). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9747-continuing-the-functions-the-alien-property-custodian-and-the.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and states, including Title III of the First War Powers Act, 1941 (50 U.S.C. App., Sup., 616 et seq.), as amended, and Public Law No 485, 79th Congress, approved July 3 1946, and as the President of the United States, it is hereby order as follows: The terms and provisions of Executive Order 9096 of March 11, 1942, 1 as amended, and Executive Order No 8389 of April 10, 1940,1 as amended, shall continue in force in the Philippines after July 4, 1946, and all powers and authority delegated by the said Executive Orders to the Alien Property Custodian and to the Secretary of the Treasury, respectively, shall after July 4, 1946, continue to be exercised in the Philippines by the said officers, respectively, as therein provided. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, July 3, 1946