Executive Order 2047 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 2047—Setting Aside Public Land for an Elk Refuge

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Tuesday, September 15, 1914

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1 min read (139 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 Woodrow Wilson on 1914-09-15, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Setting Aside Public Land for an Elk Refuge." 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

▪ 1814, dated August 25, 1913, withdrawing the therein described lands is hereby revoked in so far as it affects Sec.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

139

763 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

9.9

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 2047, Woodrow Wilson (Sep 15, 1914). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-2047-setting-aside-public-land-for-elk-refuge.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Under authority of the Act of Congress approved June 25, 1910 (36 Stat., 847), as amended by the Act of August 24, 1912 (Stat., 497), and on the recommendation of the Secretary of Agriculture, it is hereby ordered that the public lands in Sec. 22, T. 41 N., R. 116 W., 6th P. M., Wyoming, be temporarily withdrawn subject to the conditions, provisions and limitations of said acts, in order that the Department of Agriculture may select certain lands therein for use as an elk refuge as provided in the Act of March 4, 1913 (Stat., 847). The Executive Order No. 1814, dated August 25, 1913, withdrawing the therein described lands is hereby revoked in so far as it affects Sec. 1, T. 41 N., R. 116 W., 6th P. M. WOODROW WILSON THE WHITE HOUSE, September 15, 1914.