Executive Order 9273 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9273—Amendment of Executive Order No. 8910 of September 27, 1941, and Executive Order No. 9160 of May 11, 1941, Transferring Jurisdiction Over Certain Lands From the Secretary of Agriculture to the Secretary of the Navy

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Wednesday, November 18, 1942

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2 min read (357 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1942-11-18, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment of Executive Order No. 8910 of September 27, 1941, and Executive Order No. 9160 of May 11, 1941, Transferring Jurisdiction Over Certain Lands From the Secretary of Agriculture to the Secretary of the Navy." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

Constitutional Assessment: Scrutinized through Article II, Section 2, this action exercises the President's constitutional role as Commander in Chief. Early Framers recognized broad executive discretion in commanding military forces during conflict, provided it remains bounded by congressional declarations and respects civilian domestic courts.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ 522, 525), and upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Agriculture, it is ordered that the aforesaid Executive Orders No.

▪ 9160, be, and the same are hereby amended by adding to the lands transferred thereunder all lands within the following-described areas which have been acquired or are in process of acquisition by the United States under the provisions of the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act, approved April 8, 1935 (49 Stat.

▪ Provided, however , That the Secretary of Agriculture shall retain such jurisdiction over the said lands now in the process of acquisition by the United States as may be necessary to enable him to complete their acquisition.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Public Health & Medical Institutions

Total Words

357

2,047 characters

Estimated Read Time

2 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

13.1

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9273, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Nov 18, 1942). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9273-amendment-executive-order-no-8910-september-27-1941-and-executive.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

INDIANA Whereas by Executive Order No. 8910 of September 27, 1941, and Executive Order No. 9160 of May 11, 1942, certain lands in the Martin County and White River Land Utilization Projects in Indiana of the Department of Agriculture, upon recommendation of the Secretary of Agriculture, were transferred to the Secretary of the Navy for national defense purposes; and Whereas it is deemed desirable to amend the aforesaid Executive Orders by adding to the lands transferred thereunder certain other lands acquired or in process of acquisition by the United States in connection with the aforesaid projects: Now, Therefore , by virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 32 of Title III of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, approved July 22, 1937 (50 Stat. 522, 525), and upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Agriculture, it is ordered that the aforesaid Executive Orders No. 8910 and No. 9160, be, and the same are hereby amended by adding to the lands transferred thereunder all lands within the following-described areas which have been acquired or are in process of acquisition by the United States under the provisions of the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act, approved April 8, 1935 (49 Stat. 115), and Title III of the said Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act: T. 4 N., R. 4 W., sec. 32, NW¼SW¼ . T. 4 N., R. 5 W., sec. 1, That portion of SE¼SE¼, beginning at the SE Corner thereof and running West 15 rods, North 30 rods, thence East 15 rods, and South 30 rods to place of beginning; sec. 12, That portion of NE¼NE¼ beginning at the NE Corner thereof, running South 24 rods, West 15 rods, North 24 rods, and East 15 rods to the place of beginning. T. 5 N., R 3 W., sec. 21, NE¼, NE¼NW¼, and E½SE¼; secs. 22, 23, 24, 27 and 28, All. Provided, however , That the Secretary of Agriculture shall retain such jurisdiction over the said lands now in the process of acquisition by the United States as may be necessary to enable him to complete their acquisition. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, November 18, 1942.