Executive Order 6749 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 6749—Allocation of Funds for Petroleum Administration

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Wednesday, June 27, 1934

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1 min read (172 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 1934-06-27, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Allocation of Funds for Petroleum Administration." 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

▪ 195), and the Code of Fair Competition for the Petroleum Industry approved pursuant to the authority of said act, and for other purposes relating to the regulation of commerce in petroleum, is hereby allocated, for expenditure for the purposes designated in the said appropriation act, to the Secretary of the Interior as the person authorized by Executive Order No.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

172

1,057 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

16.7

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 6749, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jun 27, 1934). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6749-allocation-funds-for-petroleum-administration.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Emergency Appropriation Act, fiscal year 1935, approved June 19, 1934 (Public, No. 412, 73d Cong.), the appropriation of $1,500,000 made by the said act, under the title "Petroleum Administration", for administering and enforcing the provisions of section 9(c) of the National Industrial Recovery Act, approved June 16, 1933 (48 Stat. 195), and the Code of Fair Competition for the Petroleum Industry approved pursuant to the authority of said act, and for other purposes relating to the regulation of commerce in petroleum, is hereby allocated, for expenditure for the purposes designated in the said appropriation act, to the Secretary of the Interior as the person authorized by Executive Order No. 6204, of July 14, 1933, to exercise all the powers vested in the President for the purpose of enforcing section 9 (c) of the National Industrial Recovery Act and as Administrator of the Code of Fair Competition for the Petroleum Industry. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, June 27, 1934.