Executive Order 6795 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 6795—Withdrawal of Public Lands for Resurvey

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Thursday, July 26, 1934

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1 min read (169 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 1934-07-26, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Withdrawal of Public Lands for Resurvey." 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

▪ 847), as amended by the act of August 24, 1912 (ch.

▪ 497), and subject to the conditions therein expressed and to valid existing rights, it is ordered that the public lands in the following-described townships in Wyoming be, and they are hereby, temporarily withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry, pending a resurvey of said townships under the act of May 29, 1908 (ch.

▪ This order shall continue in full force and effect unless and until revoked by the President or by act of Congress.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

169

877 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

6.2

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 6795, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jul 26, 1934). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6795-withdrawal-public-lands-for-resurvey.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

WYOMING By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by the act of June 25, 1910 (ch. 421, 36 Stat. 847), as amended by the act of August 24, 1912 (ch. 369, 37 Stat. 497), and subject to the conditions therein expressed and to valid existing rights, it is ordered that the public lands in the following-described townships in Wyoming be, and they are hereby, temporarily withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry, pending a resurvey of said townships under the act of May 29, 1908 (ch. 220, 35 Stat. 465): SIXTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN Tps. 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16 N., R. 93 W. Tps. 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16 N., R. 94 W. Tps. 13, 14, 15, and 16 N., R. 95 W. Tps. 13, 14, 15, and 16 N., R. 96 W. This order shall continue in full force and effect unless and until revoked by the President or by act of Congress. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, July 26, 1934.