Executive Order 7896—Amendment of Executive Order of January 17, 1873, To Permit Officers and Employees of the Police or Prison Departments of the Territorial and Municipal Governments of the Virgin Islands To Be Appointed as Deputies or Employees in the Office of the United States Marshal for the Virgin Islands

This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1938-05-24, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment of Executive Order of January 17, 1873, To Permit Officers and Employees of the Police or Prison Departments of the Territorial and Municipal Governments of the Virgin Islands To Be Appointed as Deputies or Employees in the Office of the United States Marshal for the Virgin Islands." 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.

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