Executive Order 6260

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Executive Order 6260 was a 1933 directive by President Franklin D. Roosevelt that tightened federal control over gold ownership and transactions in the United States as part of New Deal monetary reforms.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States executive order
legal instrument
aimedAt regulating foreign exchange
regulating gold exports
regulating gold imports
regulating gold transfers
tightening federal control over gold
appliesToJurisdiction United States of America
surface form: United States
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dateSigned 1933-08-28
delegatesAuthorityTo Secretary of the Treasury NERFINISHED
enforcedBy United States Department of the Treasury NERFINISHED
follows Executive Order 6102 NERFINISHED
hasEffectOn U.S. gold standard regime
private gold ownership in the United States
issuedDuring Great Depression NERFINISHED
banking crisis of 1933
language English
legalBasis Emergency Banking Act of 1933 NERFINISHED
Trading with the Enemy Act of 1917 NERFINISHED
partOf New Deal NERFINISHED
New Deal monetary reforms NERFINISHED
penaltyMaximumFineUSD 10000
penaltyMaximumImprisonmentYears 10
policyArea banking regulation
foreign exchange regulation
monetary policy
presidentNumber 32
prohibitsWithoutLicense holding of gold bullion for private use
holding of gold coin for private use
prohibitsWithoutLicense holding of gold certificates for private use
providesFor criminal penalties for violations
publishedIn Federal Register NERFINISHED
regulates acquisition of monetary gold
export of coin and bullion
melting of gold coins
possession of monetary gold
transportation of monetary gold
relatedTo Executive Order 6073 NERFINISHED
Executive Order 6102 NERFINISHED
Gold Reserve Act of 1934 NERFINISHED
requires licensing of gold transactions by the Secretary of the Treasury
signedBy President Franklin D. Roosevelt
surface form: Franklin D. Roosevelt
signedByTitle President of the United States
subject foreign exchange control
gold ownership
gold transactions
hoarding of gold
year 1933

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Executive Order 6102 relatedTo Executive Order 6260