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Executive Order 6549 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 6549-A—Code of Fair Competition for the Wholesale Food and Grocery Trade

Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Thursday, January 4, 1934
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2 min read (389 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1934-01-04, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "A—Code of Fair Competition for the Wholesale Food and Grocery Trade." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

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 A—Code of Fair Competition for the Wholesale Food and Grocery Trade.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises
Total Words
389
2,374 characters
Estimated Read Time
2 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
18.1
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations 

Exec. Order No. 6549, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jan 4, 1934). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6549-code-fair-competition-for-the-wholesale-food-and-grocery-trade.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →
A Code of Labor Provisions for the Wholesale Food and Grocery Trade was approved by me November 15, 1933. Application is now made, pursuant to and in full compliance with the provisions of Title I of the National Industrial Recovery Act, approved June 16, 1933, for my approval of further provisions for the Wholesale Food and Grocery Trade and for the incorporation of said provisions with provisions heretofore approved into a single Code of Fair Competition for the Wholesale Food and Grocery Trade, to become effective in place of the Code of Labor Provisions heretofore approved. Hearings having been held and the Administrator having rendered his report on said Code of Fair Competition together with his recommendations and findings with respect thereto, and the Administrator having found that said Code of Fair Competition complies in all respects with the pertinent provisions of Title I of said Act and that the requirements of clauses (1) and (2) of subsection (a) of Section 3 of said Act have been met: Now, Therefore, I, Franklin D. Roosevelt , President of the United States, pursuant to the authority vested in me by Title I of the National Industrial Recovery Act, and otherwise, do adopt and approve the report, recommendations and findings of the Administrator and do hereby approve said further provisions for the Wholesale Food and Grocery Trade and do order that said Code of Fair Competition as submitted be and it is hereby approved, to become effective in place of said Code of Fabor Provisions heretofore approved, subject to the following conditions: (1) Section 13 of Article VII shall not be effective until 30 days after the date fhis code becomes effective. (2) Paragraph 4 of Section 12 of Article VII shall not be effective until 30 days ater the date this code becomes effective. (3) The Administrator shall consider the right of the United States Wholesale Boeers Association to representation on the code authority. (4) A hearing shall be called as soon as practicable for the consideration and determination of the questions referred to in the conditions hereinbefore stated. (5) Section 10 of Article VII is eliminated from the code. (6) The Administrator shall have power, upon review, to disapprove any act of the code authority. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT Approval Recommended: Hugh S Johnson Administrator. The White House, Jan 4, 1934.