Executive Order 8931 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8931—Amendment of Paragraph 24 of Executive Order No. 1888 of February 2, 1914, as Amended, Relating to Conditions of Employment in the Panama Canal Service

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Saturday, November 1, 1941

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1 min read (168 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 1941-11-01, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment of Paragraph 24 of Executive Order No. 1888 of February 2, 1914, as Amended, Relating to Conditions of Employment in the Panama Canal 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 the authority vested in me by section 81 of title 2 of the Canal Zone Code, as amended by section 3 of the act approved July 9, 1937, 50 stat.

▪ 1888 of February 2, 1914, as amended by Executive Order No.

▪ 2514 of January 15, 1917, relating to conditions of employment in the Panama Canal service, is hereby further amended to read as follows: "24.

▪ Absences of one-half day or more, when regularly authorized, shall be charged against annual leave.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

168

946 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 8931, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Nov 1, 1941). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8931-amendment-paragraph-24-executive-order-no-1888-february-2-1914.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 81 of title 2 of the Canal Zone Code, as amended by section 3 of the act approved July 9, 1937, 50 stat. 487, paragraph 24 of Executive Order No. 1888 of February 2, 1914, as amended by Executive Order No. 2514 of January 15, 1917, relating to conditions of employment in the Panama Canal service, is hereby further amended to read as follows: "24. Absences of one-half day or more, when regularly authorized, shall be charged against annual leave. Absences due to illness or injury, when supported by the certificate of an authorized physician in the service of The Panama Canal, shall also be charged against annual leave; but no payment shall be made for time lost on account of illness due to alcoholism or drug addiction, or injury due to the wilful intention of the employee to bring about the injury or death of himself or another." FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, November 1, 1941.