Executive Order 7297 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 7297—To Provide for the Protection and Preservation of the Domestic Sources of Tin

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Sunday, February 16, 1936

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1 min read (203 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 1936-02-16, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "To Provide for the Protection and Preservation of the Domestic Sources of Tin." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: Reviewed under the Tenth Amendment and the principle of dual federalism, this order touches upon domains traditionally reserved to the sovereign States. The Framers would caution against any attempt to commandeer state officers or displace local police powers through federal executive fiat.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ Whereas section 2 of an act of Congress approved February 15, 1936, entitled "AN ACT To provide for the protection and preservation of the domestic sources of tin", provides: "There shall not be exported from the United States after the expiration of sixty days from the enactment of this Act any tin-plate scrap, except upon license issued by the President of the United States.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

203

1,218 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

24.2

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 7297, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Feb 16, 1936). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7297-provide-for-the-protection-and-preservation-the-domestic-sources-tin.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Whereas section 2 of an act of Congress approved February 15, 1936, entitled "AN ACT To provide for the protection and preservation of the domestic sources of tin", provides: "There shall not be exported from the United States after the expiration of sixty days from the enactment of this Act any tin-plate scrap, except upon license issued by the President of the United States. The President is authorized to grant licenses upon such conditions and regulations as he may find necessary to assure in the public interest fair and equitable consideration to all producers of this commodity." Now, Therefore, I, Franklin Delano Roosevelt , President of the United States, acting under and by virtue of the authority vested in me by the aforesaid act, do hereby delegate to the Secretary of State as Chairman of the National Munitions Control Board the power to grant licenses for the exportation of tin-plate scrap upon such conditions and under such regulations as he may find necessary to assure in the public interest fair and equitable consideration to all producers of this commodity, and as he may prescribe by and with the advice and consent of the Board. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, February 16, 1936.