Executive Order 7446 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 7446—Modification of Executive Order No. 7070 of June 12, 1935, Prescribing Regulations Governing Appointments of Employees Paid From Emergency Funds

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Friday, September 11, 1936

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1 min read (147 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 1936-09-11, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Modification of Executive Order No. 7070 of June 12, 1935, Prescribing Regulations Governing Appointments of Employees Paid From Emergency Funds." 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 Modification of Executive Order No. 7070 of June 12, 1935, Prescribing Regulations Governing Appointments of Employees Paid From Emergency Funds.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

147

959 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

25.9

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 7446, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Sep 11, 1936). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7446-modification-executive-order-no-7070-june-12-1935-prescribing.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me as President of the United States, paragraphs 3 and 4 of Executive Order No. 7070 of June 12, 1935, prescribing regulations governing appointments of employees paid from emergency funds, are hereby modified so as to make said paragraphs inapplicable to the appointment or employment of any person serving in one of the executive departments, independent establishments, or administrative agencies who may hereafter be given appointment in another executive department, independent establishment, or administrative agency from a certificate issued by the Civil Service Commission: Provided, That any such person may not be employed at a salary higher than that authorized by the Commission's certificate, and may not thereafter be promoted or given an increase in compensation until after the expiration of six months from the date of employment. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT THE WHITE HOUSE, September 11, 1936.