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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1934-06-30, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Delegation of Authority to the Chairman of and Director for the Federal Alcohol Control 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), I hereby authorize the Chairman of and Director for the Federal Alcohol Control Administration to designate, from time to time, from among the members of said Administration, an acting chairman and an acting director for the said Administration to perform the functions and duties of said Chairman and Director in his absence or in the event of his incapacity caused by illness.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises
Total Words
106
609 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
13.8
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 6778, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jun 30, 1934). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6778-delegation-authority-the-chairman-and-director-for-the-federal.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me under section 2 ( b ) of title I of the National Industrial Recovery Act, approved June 16, 1933 (ch. 20, 48 Stat. 195), I hereby authorize the Chairman of and Director for the Federal Alcohol Control Administration to designate, from time to time, from among the members of said Administration, an acting chairman and an acting director for the said Administration to perform the functions and duties of said Chairman and Director in his absence or in the event of his incapacity caused by illness. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, June 30, 1934.
