Executive Order 7239 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 7239—Transfer of Records and Property of the Railroad Retirement Board

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Tuesday, December 3, 1935

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1 min read (96 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 1935-12-03, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Transfer of Records and Property of the Railroad Retirement Board." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: Evaluated against the Fifth Amendment, this action touches upon property or economic rights. An early statesman would insist upon strict adherence to due process of law and the constitutional guarantee that private holdings shall not be encumbered or taken for public purposes without just compensation and lawful process.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ That the records, papers, and property of the Railroad Retirement Board established under section 9 of the Railroad Retirement Act, approved June 27, 1934 (48 Stat.

▪ 1283, 1287), be transferred, turned over, and delivered to the Railroad Retirement Board established under section 6 (a) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1935, approved August 29, 1935 (Public, No.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

576 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

8.8

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 7239, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Dec 3, 1935). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7239-transfer-records-and-property-the-railroad-retirement-board.

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 act of August 12, 1935 (Public, No. 260, 74th Cong.), it is hereby ordered that the records, papers, and property of the Railroad Retirement Board established under section 9 of the Railroad Retirement Act, approved June 27, 1934 (48 Stat. 1283, 1287), be transferred, turned over, and delivered to the Railroad Retirement Board established under section 6 (a) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1935, approved August 29, 1935 (Public, No. 399, 74th Cong.). FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, December 3, 1935.