Executive Order 6969 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 6969—Code of Fair Competition for the Cigarette, Snuff, Chewing, and Smoking Tobacco Manufacturing Industry

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Saturday, February 9, 1935

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1 min read (264 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 1935-02-09, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Code of Fair Competition for the Cigarette, Snuff, Chewing, and Smoking Tobacco Manufacturing Industry." 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

▪ Roosevelt , President of the United States, pursuant to the authority vested in me by said Title of said Act, and otherwise, do hereby adopt and approve said report and findings; incorporate the same herein by reference; find further that the approval of said Code will be in the public interest; and order that said Code of Fair Competition be and it hereby is approved.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

264

1,593 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

29.9

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 6969, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Feb 9, 1935). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6969-code-fair-competition-for-the-cigarette-snuff-chewing-and-smoking.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

An application having been duly 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 a Code of Fair Competition for the Cigarette, Snuff, Chewing, and Smoking Tobacco Manufacturing Industry; and hearings having been duly held thereon; and the annexed report on said Code, containing findings with respect thereto, having been made and directed to me: Now, Therefore, I, Franklin D. Roosevelt , President of the United States, pursuant to the authority vested in me by said Title of said Act, and otherwise, do hereby adopt and approve said report and findings; incorporate the same herein by reference; find further that the approval of said Code will be in the public interest; and order that said Code of Fair Competition be and it hereby is approved. I further order that the Division of Research and Planning of the National Recovery Administration be and it hereby is directed to make a study of conditions in the Industry relating to wages and hours of labor of employees to determine the extent of the contribution made by the Industry toward reemployment and increased purchasing power, and submit its report thereon together with its recommendations with respect thereto to the National Industrial Recovery Board as soon as practicable in order that said Board may, after due notice and hearing, take such action in connection therewith as it may deem necessary and proper to effectuate the purposes of said Title of said Act. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, Feb. 9th, 1935.