Executive Order 7369 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)
Executive Order 7369—Amendment of Executive Order of January 17, 1873, Relating to the Holding of State or Local Offices by Federal Officers and Employees
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 1936-05-13, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment of Executive Order of January 17, 1873, Relating to the Holding of State or Local Offices by Federal Officers and Employees." 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
▪Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Amendment of Executive Order of January 17, 1873, Relating to the Holding of State or Local Offices by Federal Officers and Employees.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises
🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
🏛️ Public Health & Medical Institutions
Total Words
180
1,104 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
17.2
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
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Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 7369, Franklin D. Roosevelt (May 13, 1936). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7369-amendment-executive-order-january-17-1873-relating-the-holding-state.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 1753 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (U.S.C., Title 5, sec. 631), and as President of the United States, the Executive Order of January 17, 1873, as amended, prohibiting, with certain exceptions, Federal officers and employees from holding state, municipal, or other local offices, is hereby further amended so as to permit officers and employees of the Indian Service, Department of the Interior, serving in a medical or sanitary capacity, either on a part-time or full-time basis to hold, with the consent of the Secretary of the Interior, state, county, or municipal positions of a similar character: Provided, that such services shall not in any manner interfere or conflict with the performance of their duties as officers or employees of the Indian Service: And Provided further, That there shall be no additional compensation when the Federal officer or employee is carried on a full-time basis. This order supersedes Executive Order No. 5188 of September 10, 1929. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT THE WHITE HOUSE, May 13, 1936.
