Executive Order 9499 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9499—Inspection of Income, Excess-Profits, Declared Value Excess-Profits, and Capital Stock Tax Returns by the Department of Commerce

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Saturday, November 11, 1944

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1 min read (113 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 1944-11-11, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Inspection of Income, Excess-Profits, Declared Value Excess-Profits, and Capital Stock Tax Returns by the Department of Commerce." 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

▪ That income, excess-profits, declared value excess-profits, and capital stock tax returns made under the Internal Revenue Code for the year 1941 and subsequent years shall be open to inspection by the Department of Commerce, subject to the conditions in the Treasury decision relating to the inspection of such returns by such Department approved by me this date.

▪ This order shall be published in the Federal Register .

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Financial Institutions & Monetary Authorities

Total Words

113

661 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

11.4

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9499, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Nov 11, 1944). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9499-inspection-income-excess-profits-declared-value-excess-profits-and.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by sections 55 (a), 508, 603, 1204, and 729 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code (53 Stat. 1, 29, 111, 171; 54 Stat. 974, 989), it is hereby ordered that income, excess-profits, declared value excess-profits, and capital stock tax returns made under the Internal Revenue Code for the year 1941 and subsequent years shall be open to inspection by the Department of Commerce, subject to the conditions in the Treasury decision relating to the inspection of such returns by such Department approved by me this date. This order shall be published in the Federal Register . FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, November 11, 1944.