Executive Order 6973 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 6973-B—Approving Agreement Between Employer Members of the Division of the Painting, Paperhanging and Decorating Division of the Construction Industry and Their Painter Employees in the Region of the City of Rochester, Minnesota and Vicinity

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Wednesday, February 20, 1935

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2 min read (314 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 1935-02-20, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "B—Approving Agreement Between Employer Members of the Division of the Painting, Paperhanging and Decorating Division of the Construction Industry and Their Painter Employees in the Region of the City of Rochester, Minnesota and Vicinity." 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 B—Approving Agreement Between Employer Members of the Division of the Painting, Paperhanging and Decorating Division of the Construction Industry and Their Painter Employees in the Region of the City of Rochester, Minnesota and Vicinity.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

314

1,993 characters

Estimated Read Time

2 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

36.3

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 6973, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Feb 20, 1935). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6973-b-approving-agreement-between-employer-members-the-division-the.

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, and the Code of Fair Competition for the Construction Industry, approved January 31, 1934, for approval of an Agreement between certain employers who are members of the Painting, Paperhanging and Decorating Division of said Code, and certain employees in the Region of the City of Rochester, Minnesota and Vicinity, as defined in said Agreement, and a hearing having been held thereon, and the National Industrial Recovery Board having rendered its report containing an analysis of said Agreement, together with its recommendations and findings with respect thereto, and the National Industrial Recovery Board having found that said Agreement complies in all respects with the pertinent provisions of Title I of said Act and of said Code: Now, Therefore, I, Franklin D. Roosevelt , President of the United States, pursuant to authority vested in mo by Title I of the National Industrial Recovery Act, approved June 16, 1933, pursuant to said Code of Fair Competition for the Construction Industry, and otherwise, do hereby adopt and approve the report, recommendations and findings of the National Industrial Recovery Board and do hereby order that the said Agreement be and the same hereby is approved: Provided , that the National Industrial Recovery Board may provide such exceptions and exemptions from the operation of the provisions of this Agreement resulting from my approval, with or without conditions for the granting thereof, as appear necessary to effectuate the policies and purposes of the Act, or of the Code of Fair Competition under which this Agreement is made, or this Agreement, or to avoid undue hardship or hardships to any individual or individuals. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT Approval Recommended: National Industrial Recovery Board By: W. A. Harriman Administrative Officer The White House Feb 20, 1935.