Executive Order 8533 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)
Executive Order 8533—Designating the Secretary of the Treasury to Act in Respect of Any Bonds, Notes, or Other Securities Acquired on Behalf of the United States Under the Provisions of the Transportation Act, 1920, as Amended
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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1940-09-06, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Designating the Secretary of the Treasury to Act in Respect of Any Bonds, Notes, or Other Securities Acquired on Behalf of the United States Under the Provisions of the Transportation Act, 1920, as Amended." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.
Constitutional Assessment: This action represents an orderly exercise of Article II administrative discretion, managing the internal machinery and personnel of the executive branch without abridging the ancient liberties of the people.
Key Directives & Operative Actions
▪Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Designating the Secretary of the Treasury to Act in Respect of Any Bonds, Notes, or Other Securities Acquired on Behalf of the United States Under the Provisions of the Transportation Act, 1920, as Amended.
Exec. Order No. 8533, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Sep 6, 1940). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8533-designating-the-secretary-the-treasury-act-respect-any-bonds-notes-or.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 213 of Title II of the Transportation Act, 1920, which section was added by the Act of August 13, 1940 (Public No. 766, 76th Congress), I hereby designate the Secretary of the Treasury as the officer authorized to sell, exchange, or otherwise dispose of, or to enter into arrangements for the extension of the maturity of, any bonds, notes, or other securities within the purview of the provisions of the said Act of August 13, 1940, in such manner, in such amounts, at such prices, for cash, securities or other property, or any combination thereof, and upon such terms and conditions as the Secretary of the Treasury may deem advisable and in the public interest. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, September 6, 1940.
