Executive Order 6146 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 6146—Exemption of Walter L. G. Perry from Compulsory Retirement for Age

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Friday, May 26, 1933

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1 min read (106 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 Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1933-05-26, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Exemption of Walter L. G. Perry from Compulsory Retirement for Age." 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

▪ Perry, Chief of the Division of Photolithography, at Manila, Philippine Islands, in the Coast and Geodetic Survey, Department of Commerce, who, during the current month, has reached the retirement age prescribed for automatic separation from the service, is hereby exempted from the provisions of that section until May 31, 1935.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

106

646 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

17.3

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 6146, Franklin D. Roosevelt (May 26, 1933). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6146-exemption-walter-l-g-perry-from-compulsory-retirement-for-age.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 204, part II, of the act entitled "AN ACT Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch of the Government for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1933, and for other purposes", approved June 30, 1932, Walter L. G. Perry, Chief of the Division of Photolithography, at Manila, Philippine Islands, in the Coast and Geodetic Survey, Department of Commerce, who, during the current month, has reached the retirement age prescribed for automatic separation from the service, is hereby exempted from the provisions of that section until May 31, 1935. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, May 26, 1933.