Executive Order 7304 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 7304—Appointment of Collectors of Cotton Statistics

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Thursday, February 27, 1936

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1 min read (150 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 1936-02-27, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Appointment of Collectors of Cotton Statistics." 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

▪ 6141, of May 23, 1933, amending schedule B of the civil-service rules, is hereby amended so as to permit the appointment under the provisions of paragraph 6, subdivision I, schedule A of the civil-service rules of any person employed by the Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce, as collector of cotton statistics where the aggregate compensation is not more than $540 per annum.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

150

928 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

15.8

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 7304, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Feb 27, 1936). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7304-appointment-collectors-cotton-statistics.

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 paragraph Eighth of subdivision SECOND of section 2 of the Civil Service Act (22 Stat. 403, 404), Executive Order No. 6141, of May 23, 1933, amending schedule B of the civil-service rules, is hereby amended so as to permit the appointment under the provisions of paragraph 6, subdivision I, schedule A of the civil-service rules of any person employed by the Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce, as collector of cotton statistics where the aggregate compensation is not more than $540 per annum. This order is intended to have the effect of placing appointments to the positions involved within the terms of the above-mentioned provisions of the civil-service rules, which have existed for many years, governing similar part-time and intermittent employment in the Federal Government. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, February 27, 1936.