Executive Order 6959 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 6959—Restoration to Entry of Certain Tracts of Land in Tongass National Forest, Alaska

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Monday, February 4, 1935

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1 min read (272 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1935-02-04, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Restoration to Entry of Certain Tracts of Land in Tongass National Forest, Alaska." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

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

▪ Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Restoration to Entry of Certain Tracts of Land in Tongass National Forest, Alaska.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

272

1,754 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

7.1

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 6959, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Feb 4, 1935). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6959-restoration-entry-certain-tracts-land-tongass-national-forest-alaska.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by the act of June 4, 1897 (ch. 2, 30 Stat. 11, 34, 36), and upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Agriculture, it is ordered that the following-described tracts of land in Alaska, occupied as home sites and identified by elimination surveys, plats and field notes of which are on file in the General Land Office, Washington, D.C., be, and they are hereby, excluded from the Tongass National Forest and restored to entry under the applicable public-land laws: Home site no. 81, on Icehouse Cove, Revillagigedo Island, 4.17 acres; approximate latitude 55°17'35" N., longitude 131°28'20" W. Home site no. 218, on Montana Creek, net area 4.93 acres; approximate latitude 58°24'48" N., longitude 134°37' W. Home site no. 271, tract D, Mud Bay group, east shore Tongass Narrows, Revillagigedo Island, 4.11 acres; approximate latitude 55°24'30" N., longitude 131°45'30" W. Home site no. 303, on Montana Creek, net area 4.86 acres; approximate latitude 58°24'48" N., longitude 134°37' W. Home site no. 304, tract I, Wrangell group, Wrangell Island, 3.69 acres; approximate latitude 56°25'40" N., longitude 132°22'18" W. Home site no. 332, on northeast shore Security Bay, Kuiu Island, 4.96 acres; approximate latitude 56°52'30" N., longitude 134°20'30" W. Home site no. 343, on south shore Deep Bay, Revillagigedo Island, 4.96 acres; approximate latitude 55°33'20" N., longitude 131°40'45" W. Home site no. 365, Mountain Point group, Revillagigedo Island, 1.98 acres; approximate latitude 55°17'55" N., longitude 131°32' W. Home site no. 469, on Dall Bay, Gravina Island, 4.70 acres; approximate latitude 55°09'10" N., longitude 131°45'40" W. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, February 4, 1935.