Executive Order 8135 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8135—Appeals From Decisions of the Auditor General of the Philippines to the President of the United States

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Monday, May 15, 1939

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2 min read (396 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1939-05-15, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Appeals From Decisions of the Auditor General of the Philippines to the President of the United States." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

Constitutional Assessment: Scrutinized through Article II, Section 2, this action exercises the President's constitutional role as Commander in Chief. Early Framers recognized broad executive discretion in commanding military forces during conflict, provided it remains bounded by congressional declarations and respects civilian domestic courts.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ 1237), and as President of the United States, I hereby prescribe the following regulations and procedure governing appeals from decisions of the Auditor General of the Philippines to the President of the United States: 1.

▪ Upon receipt of such an appeal the High Commissioner shall transmit a copy thereof to the Auditor General of the Philippines, who shall, within thirty days after his receipt of the copy, provide the High Commissioner with authenticated copies of all pertinent documents and correspondence within his control, together with any statement he may desire to offer in connection with the appeal.

▪ If, upon his consideration of such an appeal, the High Commissioner concludes that the decision appealed from is erroneous, he shall transmit the pertinent papers, together with a statement of his views and recommendations, through the Bureau of Insular Affairs, to the Secretary of War, for submission to the President.

▪ The decision of the President shall be recorded by the Secretary of War in the form of an indorsement on the file, which shall then be returned to the High Commissioner, who shall in writing inform the appellant and the Auditor General of the decision of the President.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

396

2,369 characters

Estimated Read Time

2 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

19.7

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 8135, Franklin D. Roosevelt (May 15, 1939). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8135-appeals-from-decisions-the-auditor-general-the-philippines-the.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Under and by virtue of the authority vested in me by section 7(4) of the act of March 24, 1934, 48 Stat. 456, 461 (U.S.C., title 48, sec. 1237), and as President of the United States, I hereby prescribe the following regulations and procedure governing appeals from decisions of the Auditor General of the Philippines to the President of the United States: 1. Every appeal from a decision of the Auditor General of the Philippines to the President of the United States shall be in writing, shall be addressed to the President of the United States, shall definitely specify the particular decision of the Auditor General appealed from, shall embody a statement of the reasons and authorities relied upon, and shall be filed, with one duplicate copy, in the Office of the United States High Commissioner to the Philippine Islands within thirty days from the date of the decision appealed from. 2. Upon receipt of such an appeal the High Commissioner shall transmit a copy thereof to the Auditor General of the Philippines, who shall, within thirty days after his receipt of the copy, provide the High Commissioner with authenticated copies of all pertinent documents and correspondence within his control, together with any statement he may desire to offer in connection with the appeal. 3. Upon receipt from the Auditor General of the matter specified in the preceding paragraph, the High Commissioner, acting for and on behalf of the President of the United States, shall proceed to consider the appeal, and if he concurs in the decision of the Auditor General, he shall duly notify the appellant and the Auditor General in writing to that effect, which notification shall constitute a final disposition of the appeal. 4. If, upon his consideration of such an appeal, the High Commissioner concludes that the decision appealed from is erroneous, he shall transmit the pertinent papers, together with a statement of his views and recommendations, through the Bureau of Insular Affairs, to the Secretary of War, for submission to the President. 5. The decision of the President shall be recorded by the Secretary of War in the form of an indorsement on the file, which shall then be returned to the High Commissioner, who shall in writing inform the appellant and the Auditor General of the decision of the President. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, May 15, 1939 .