Executive Order 6797 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 6797—Withdrawal of Potash Lands

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Friday, July 27, 1934

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1 min read (143 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 1934-07-27, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Withdrawal of Potash Lands." 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

▪ 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it is ordered that the following-described public lands in the State of New Mexico be, and they are hereby, temporarily withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, entry, permit, or lease and reserved to control the supply and distribution of potash and in aid of legislation: NEW MEXICO PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN T.

▪ 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

🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

143

798 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 6797, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jul 27, 1934). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6797-withdrawal-potash-lands.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

NEW MEXICO 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 following-described public lands in the State of New Mexico be, and they are hereby, temporarily withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, entry, permit, or lease and reserved to control the supply and distribution of potash and in aid of legislation: NEW MEXICO PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN T. 20 S., R. 29 E., secs. 26, 27, 34, and 35, 2,560 acres. 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 27, 1934.