Executive Order 9039 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9039—Authorizing Sick and Rest Leave for Alien Employees of the Panama Canal and the Panama Railroad Company

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Saturday, January 24, 1942

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1 min read (188 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 1942-01-24, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Authorizing Sick and Rest Leave for Alien Employees of the Panama Canal and the Panama Railroad Company." 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 act July 9, 1937, c.

▪ 487, the Governor of The Panama Canal is hereby authorized to grant, under such regulations as he may prescribe, sick and rest leave to alien employees of The Panama Canal and the Panama Railroad Company who are not entitled to leave privileges under the conditions of employment prescribed by Executive Order No.

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

▪ 3232 of February 20, 1920: Provided, however, that the combined sick and rest leave which may be granted to any such alien employee shall be exceed 15 days in any one year, and that such leave shall not be cumulative in excess of 60 days.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities

Total Words

188

1,046 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

11.7

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9039, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jan 24, 1942). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9039-authorizing-sick-and-rest-leave-for-alien-employees-the-panama-canal.

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 act July 9, 1937, c. 470, 50 Stat. 487, the Governor of The Panama Canal is hereby authorized to grant, under such regulations as he may prescribe, sick and rest leave to alien employees of The Panama Canal and the Panama Railroad Company who are not entitled to leave privileges under the conditions of employment prescribed by Executive Order No. 1888 of February 2, 1914, as amended by Executive Order No. 2514 of January 15, 1917, and Executive Order No. 3232 of February 20, 1920: Provided, however, that the combined sick and rest leave which may be granted to any such alien employee shall be exceed 15 days in any one year, and that such leave shall not be cumulative in excess of 60 days. Executive Order No. 2993 of November 14, 1918, authorizing the granting of sick leave to alien employees of The Panama Canal and the Panama Railroad Company, is hereby revoked. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, January 24, 1942.