Executive Order 8879 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8879—Prescribing Regulations Governing the Payment of Interest on Postal-Savings Certificates Issued by the Canal Zone Postal Service

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Saturday, August 30, 1941

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1 min read (187 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 1941-08-30, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Prescribing Regulations Governing the Payment of Interest on Postal-Savings Certificates Issued by the Canal Zone Postal Service." 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

▪ By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 274 of title 2 of the Canal Zone Code, as amended by section 2 of the act of June 13, 1940, c.

▪ 389, I hereby prescribe the following regulations governing the payment of interest on postal-savings certificates issued by the Canal Zone Postal Service: SECTION 1.

▪ Postal-savings certificates issued by the Canal Zone Postal Service shall bear interest at the rate of one-half of one per centum for each period of three full calendar months from the date of issue.

▪ Interest on all postal-savings certificates shall be payable when the certificates are paid.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

187

1,120 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

9.3

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 8879, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Aug 30, 1941). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8879-prescribing-regulations-governing-the-payment-interest-postal-savings.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 274 of title 2 of the Canal Zone Code, as amended by section 2 of the act of June 13, 1940, c. 358, 54 Stat. 389, I hereby prescribe the following regulations governing the payment of interest on postal-savings certificates issued by the Canal Zone Postal Service: SECTION 1. Rate of interest. Postal-savings certificates issued by the Canal Zone Postal Service shall bear interest at the rate of one-half of one per centum for each period of three full calendar months from the date of issue. SECTION 2. Time of payment. Interest on all postal-savings certificates shall be payable when the certificates are paid. SECTION 3. Application to outstanding deposit money orders. The provisions of this order shall apply to all outstanding deposit money orders issued by the Canal Zone Postal Service prior to August 13, 1940. SECTION 4. Revocation of prior order. Executive Order No. 7234 of November 25, 1935, entitled "Deposit Money Orders Issued by the Canal Zone Postal Service", is hereby revoked. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, August 30, 1941.