Executive Order 2770 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 2770—Vesting Power and Authority in Designated Officers and Making Rules and Regulations Under the Trading with the Enemy Act and Title VII of the Act Approved June 15, 1917

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Friday, December 7, 1917

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1 min read (146 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 Woodrow Wilson on 1917-12-07, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Vesting Power and Authority in Designated Officers and Making Rules and Regulations Under the Trading with the Enemy Act and Title VII of the Act Approved June 15, 1917." 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

▪ By virtue of the authority vested in me by "An act to define, regulate, and punish trading with the enemy and for other purposes," approved October 6, 1917, I hereby make the following orders, rules and regulations: I.

▪ I hereby prohibit any and all foreign insurance companies from doing business within the United States after February 1, 1918, unless such companies shall first obtain from the Secretary of the Treasury licenses to do business.

▪ I further hereby vest in the Secretary of the Treasury the power and authority to issue at any time, upon such terms and conditions as the Secretary of the Treasury may deem proper and as are not inconsistent with law, or to refuse, a license to any foreign insurance company to do business within the United States through agencies, branch offices, or otherwise.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Foreign Nations & International Entities 🏛️ Financial Institutions & Monetary Authorities

Total Words

146

863 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

18.7

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 2770, Woodrow Wilson (Dec 7, 1917). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-2770-vesting-power-and-authority-designated-officers-and-making-rules-and.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by "An act to define, regulate, and punish trading with the enemy and for other purposes," approved October 6, 1917, I hereby make the following orders, rules and regulations: I. I hereby prohibit any and all foreign insurance companies from doing business within the United States after February 1, 1918, unless such companies shall first obtain from the Secretary of the Treasury licenses to do business. II. I further hereby vest in the Secretary of the Treasury the power and authority to issue at any time, upon such terms and conditions as the Secretary of the Treasury may deem proper and as are not inconsistent with law, or to refuse, a license to any foreign insurance company to do business within the United States through agencies, branch offices, or otherwise. WOODROW WILSON THE WHITE HOUSE, December 7, 1917