Executive Order 9876 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)
Executive Order 9876—Authorizing the Philippine Alien Property Admnistrator to Perform Certain Functions of the President With Respect to Alien Property Located in the Philippines
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 1947-07-24, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Authorizing the Philippine Alien Property Admnistrator to Perform Certain Functions of the President With Respect to Alien Property Located in the Philippines." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.
Constitutional Assessment: Evaluated against the Fifth Amendment, this action touches upon property or economic rights. An early statesman would insist upon strict adherence to due process of law and the constitutional guarantee that private holdings shall not be encumbered or taken for public purposes without just compensation and lawful process.
Key Directives & Operative Actions
▪9818 of January 7, 1947) is hereby authorized and directed to perform, subject to the direction and control of the President, all of the functions transferred to the President by the said section 101(b) of Reorganization Plan No.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Branch Departments
🏛️ General Body of the People
Total Words
79
464 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
10.6
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
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Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 9876, Harry S Truman (Jul 24, 1947). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9876-authorizing-the-philippine-alien-property-admnistrator-perform.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 101(b) of Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1947, the Philippine Alien Property Administrator (provided for in Executive Order No. 9818 of January 7, 1947) is hereby authorized and directed to perform, subject to the direction and control of the President, all of the functions transferred to the President by the said section 101(b) of Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1947. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, July 24, 1947
