Executive Order 2268 Constitutional Fidelity (+0.33)

Executive Order 2268—Establishing a United States Sheep Experiment Station

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Saturday, October 30, 1915

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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 1915-10-30, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Establishing a United States Sheep Experiment Station." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: Reviewed under the Tenth Amendment and the principle of dual federalism, this order touches upon domains traditionally reserved to the sovereign States. The Framers would caution against any attempt to commandeer state officers or displace local police powers through federal executive fiat.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Establishing a United States Sheep Experiment Station.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

139

764 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

11.4

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.33

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 2268, Woodrow Wilson (Oct 30, 1915). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-2268-establishing-united-states-sheep-experiment-station.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Pursuant to authority contained in the act of Congress approved June 25, 1910 (36 Stat., 847), as amended by act of August 24, 1912 (37 Stat., 497), and upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Agriculture, it is hereby ordered that the following described areas in the State of Idaho be withdrawn for the use by the Department of Agriculture of the United States as a sheep-breeding and grazing experimental station, excepting from the force and effect of this withdrawal all lands covered by valid adverse claims initiated prior to the date hereof and maintained pursuant to law: T. 11 N., R. 36 E., all; T. 10 N., R. 36 E., Secs. 1, 2, 11, and 12; and R. 37 E., Secs; 5, 6, 7, and 8, Boise Base and Meridian. WOODROW WILSON THE WHITE HOUSE, October 30, 1915.