Executive Order 6244 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 6244—Postponement of Certain Provisions of Executive Order No. 6166 of June 10, 1933

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Tuesday, August 8, 1933

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1 min read (165 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 1933-08-08, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Postponement of Certain Provisions of Executive Order No. 6166 of June 10, 1933." 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

▪ Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Postponement of Certain Provisions of Executive Order No. 6166 of June 10, 1933.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Financial Institutions & Monetary Authorities

Total Words

165

899 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

24.1

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 6244, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Aug 8, 1933). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6244-postponement-certain-provisions-executive-order-no-6166-june-10-1933.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 22 of Executive Order No. 6166 of June 10, 1933, and in the interests of economy, I hereby order that, except as hereinafter I provided, the operation of the provisions of the first paragraph of Section 5 of the said Order in so far as the said provisions may relate to any function of the Office of the General Counsel for the Bureau of Internal Revenue, and the operation of all other provisions of the said Order in so far as they may relate to any such function shall be delayed until October 10, 1933: Provided , that any of the provisions of the said Order the operation of which is hereby delayed, may be made operative and in force in whole or in part between August 10, 1933 and October 10, 1933, by joint Order of the Secretary of the Treasury and the Attorney General, approved by the President. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, August 8, 1933.