Executive Order 10771 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 10771—Amendment of Executive Order No. 10534, Relating to the Supervision and Direction of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation

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Friday, June 20, 1958

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2 min read (392 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

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This executive order, signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on 1958-06-20, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment of Executive Order No. 10534, Relating to the Supervision and Direction of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

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

▪ 3413), entitled "Providing for the supervision and direction of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation," is amended to read as follows: By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 1 of the act of May 13, 1954, 68 Stat.

▪ 983 (a)), and shall terminate upon the completion of the construction so authorized.

▪ The Department of Commerce shall assist the Corporation in encouraging the development of traffic and maximum utilization of the Seaway, subject to the principles set forth in section 12 (b) of the said act of May 13, 1954.

▪ The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Commerce shall keep each other fully and currently informed on those matters, including prospective actions, within their respective areas of responsibility under sections 1 and 2 of this order which affect the responsibility of the other thereunder.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

392

2,346 characters

Estimated Read Time

2 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

15.8

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 10771, Dwight D. Eisenhower (Jun 20, 1958). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10771-amendment-executive-order-no-10534-relating-the-supervision-and.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Executive Order No. 10534 of June 10, 1954 (19 F. R. 3413), entitled "Providing for the supervision and direction of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation," is amended to read as follows: By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 1 of the act of May 13, 1954, 68 Stat. 93 (33 U.S.C. 981), and as President of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows: SECTION 1. The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (hereinafter referred to as the Corporation) shall be subject to the direction and supervision of the Secretary of Defense: Provided, that direction and supervision of the Corporation by the Secretary of Defense under this section shall be limited to those functions of the Corporation which directly and exclusively concern the construction of the Saint Lawrence River navigation project, as authorized by subsection (a) of section 3 of the act of May 13, 1954, 68 Stat. 93 (33 U.S.C. 983 (a)), and shall terminate upon the completion of the construction so authorized. SEC. 2. (a) Except as otherwise provided in section 1 of this order, the Secretary of Commerce shall exercise the direction and supervision, with respect to the Corporation, provided for in the said section 1 of the act of May 13, 1954. (b) Direction and supervision of the Corporation by the Secretary of Commerce under subsection (a) of this section shall extend, but shall not be limited, to: (1) the general policies of the Corporation, (2) the operation and maintenance of the Saint Lawrence Seaway, (3) the provision of services and facilities necessary in the operation and maintenance of the Seaway, and (4) the rules for the measurement of vessels and cargoes and the rates of charges or tolls to be levied for the use of the Seaway. SEC. 3. The Department of Commerce shall assist the Corporation in encouraging the development of traffic and maximum utilization of the Seaway, subject to the principles set forth in section 12 (b) of the said act of May 13, 1954. SEC. 4. The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Commerce shall keep each other fully and currently informed on those matters, including prospective actions, within their respective areas of responsibility under sections 1 and 2 of this order which affect the responsibility of the other thereunder. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER THE WHITE HOUSE, June 20, 1958.