Executive Order 9511 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9511—Authorizing the Secretary of War to Take Possession of and Operate the Properties of the Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company, Located in and Around Cleveland, Ohio

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Friday, January 12, 1945

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1 min read (144 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 1945-01-12, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Authorizing the Secretary of War to Take Possession of and Operate the Properties of the Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company, Located in and Around Cleveland, Ohio." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

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

▪ Possession of any properties taken shall be terminated within sixty days after the Secretary of War determines that possession is no longer necessary for the effective prosecution of the War.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments

Total Words

144

892 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

24.5

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9511, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jan 12, 1945). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9511-authorizing-the-secretary-war-take-possession-and-operate-the.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, including Section 9 of the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, as amended, as President of the United States and Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, I hereby authorize the Secretary of War to take possession of the properties of the Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company, located in and around Cleveland, Ohio, together with any real or personal properties, wherever situated, used in connection therewith, and to operate such properties in such manner as he deems necessary for the successful prosecution of the War. Possession of any properties taken shall be terminated within sixty days after the Secretary of War determines that possession is no longer necessary for the effective prosecution of the War. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, January 12, 1945.