Executive Order 9986 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9986—Sale of Vessels of the Navy

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Monday, August 16, 1948

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1 min read (137 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 1948-08-16, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Sale of Vessels of the Navy." 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 Sale of Vessels of the Navy.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

137

733 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

7.7

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9986, Harry S Truman (Aug 16, 1948). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9986-sale-vessels-the-navy.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of authority vested in me by section 5 of the act of March 3, 1883, 22 Stat. 599 (34 U.S.C. 492), it is hereby ordered as follows: 1. Vessels of the navy stricken from the Navy Register pursuant to section 2 of the act of August 5, 1882, 22 Stat. 296 (34 US.C. 491), and not subject to disposition under any other law, may be sold at public sale to the highest acceptable bidder, pursuant to section 5 of the said act of March 3, 1883 regardless of their appraised value, after being advertised for sale for a period of not less than thirty days. 2. This order supersedes Executive Order No. 9641 of October 15, 1945, entitled "Sale of Certain Combatant Vessels of the Navy." HARRY S TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, August 16, 1948