Executive Order 9320 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)
Executive Order 9320—Amending Executive Order No. 9108 of March 21, 1942, Directing the Director of the Office of Defense Transportation to Take Control of the Toledo, Peoria and Western Railroad Company
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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1943-03-24, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amending Executive Order No. 9108 of March 21, 1942, Directing the Director of the Office of Defense Transportation to Take Control of the Toledo, Peoria and Western Railroad Company." 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
▪9108 of March 21, 1942, directing the Director of the Office of Defense Transportation to take possession of the property, franchises, rights and other assets of the Toledo, Peoria and Western Railroad (therein referred to as the Toledo, Peoria and Western Railroad Company), is hereby amended by inserting, after paragraph 5 thereof, a new paragraph, reading as follows: "6.
▪Advances pursuant to the authority of this paragraph shall not be repayable before the time of final determination, by settlement or adjudication, of the claim of the Toledo, Peoria and Western Railroad for compensation by reason of action taken pursuant to this order." FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, March 24, 1943.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments
Total Words
266
1,644 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
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Flesch-Kincaid
26.3
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
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Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 9320, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Mar 24, 1943). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9320-amending-executive-order-no-9108-march-21-1942-directing-the-director.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, and as President of the United States and as Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy, Executive Order No. 9108 of March 21, 1942, directing the Director of the Office of Defense Transportation to take possession of the property, franchises, rights and other assets of the Toledo, Peoria and Western Railroad (therein referred to as the Toledo, Peoria and Western Railroad Company), is hereby amended by inserting, after paragraph 5 thereof, a new paragraph, reading as follows: "6. As part of the terms and conditions of the possession and operation directed to be taken hereunder, the Director of the Office of Defense Transportation is authorized in his discretion to make advances from the net cash earnings of his operation of the railroad, in such amounts and on such terms as he deems desirable, for the discharge of lawful obligations, of the Toledo, Peoria and Western Railroad, and for the preservation of the real and personal property, corporate organization and franchises, rights and other assets, tangible and intangible, of the Toledo, Peoria and Western Railroad, but not including payment of executive salaries beyond amounts he deems necessary for the foregoing purposes and not including payment of dividends. Advances pursuant to the authority of this paragraph shall not be repayable before the time of final determination, by settlement or adjudication, of the claim of the Toledo, Peoria and Western Railroad for compensation by reason of action taken pursuant to this order." FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, March 24, 1943.
