Executive Order 7263 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 7263—Designating the Secretary of the Treasury to Act in Respect of Interest or Claims of the United States

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Saturday, January 4, 1936

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1 min read (123 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 1936-01-04, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Designating the Secretary of the Treasury to Act in Respect of Interest or Claims of the United States." 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

▪ By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by the provisions of section 77 (e) of the act of July 1, 1898, entitled "An Act to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States", as amended by the act of August 27, 1935, Public, No.

▪ 381, Seventy-fourth Congress, I hereby designate and authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to act in respect of the interest or claims, within the purview of the provisions of the said act as amended, of the United States, or any agency thereof, or any corporation (other than the Reconstruction Finance Corporation) the majority of the stock of which is owned by the United States.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners 🏛️ Financial Institutions & Monetary Authorities

Total Words

123

706 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

19.7

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 7263, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jan 4, 1936). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7263-designating-the-secretary-the-treasury-act-respect-interest-or-claims.

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 provisions of section 77 (e) of the act of July 1, 1898, entitled "An Act to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States", as amended by the act of August 27, 1935, Public, No. 381, Seventy-fourth Congress, I hereby designate and authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to act in respect of the interest or claims, within the purview of the provisions of the said act as amended, of the United States, or any agency thereof, or any corporation (other than the Reconstruction Finance Corporation) the majority of the stock of which is owned by the United States. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, January 4, 1936.