Executive Order 8878 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8878—Amendment of Executive Order No. 5643 of June 8, 1931, Prescribing Regulations Governing Representation and Post Allowances

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Friday, August 29, 1941

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1 min read (155 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 1941-08-29, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment of Executive Order No. 5643 of June 8, 1931, Prescribing Regulations Governing Representation and Post Allowances." 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.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ 12), and section 3 of that act as amended by the act of April 24, 1939, 53 Stat.

▪ 23c), it is ordered that Executive Order No.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities

Total Words

155

882 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

10.3

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 8878, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Aug 29, 1941). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8878-amendment-executive-order-no-5643-june-8-1931-prescribing-regulations.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 19 of the act of February 23, 1931, 46 Stat. 1207, 1209 (U.S.C., title 22, sec. 12), and section 3 of that act as amended by the act of April 24, 1939, 53 Stat. 583 (U.S.C., title 22, sec. 23c), it is ordered that Executive Order No. 5643 of June 8, 1931, prescribing regulations governing representation and post allowances, be, and it is hereby, amended by changing the first sentence of the antepenultimate paragraph thereof to read as follows: "A post allowance granted to an officer or employee is available only during the part of the fiscal year in which he remains within the district to which he is assigned, except in those cases in which the Secretary of State, in his discretion, may determine otherwise with respect to post allowances payable since July 1, 1940." FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, August 29, 1941.