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Executive Order 7170 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 7170—Establishing Lower Souris Migratory Waterfowl Refuge

Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Wednesday, September 4, 1935
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5 min read (920 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1935-09-04, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Establishing Lower Souris Migratory Waterfowl Refuge." 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

▪ This refuge shall be known as the Lower Souris Migratory Waterfowl Refuge.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
920
4,695 characters
Estimated Read Time
5 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
2.3
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations 

Exec. Order No. 7170, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Sep 4, 1935). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7170-establishing-lower-souris-migratory-waterfowl-refuge.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

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NORTH DAKOTA By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me as President of the United States, and in order to effectuate further the purposes of the Migratory Bird Conservation Act (45 Stat. 1222), it is ordered that the following-described lands, consisting of 40,000 acres, more or less, acquired or to be acquired by the United States, in Bottineau and McHenry Counties, North Dakota, be, and they are hereby, reserved and set apart for the use of the Department of Agriculture, subject to valid existing rights, as a refuge and breeding ground for migratory birds and other wildlife: Provided , That any private lands within the areas described shall become a part of the refuge hereby established upon the acquisition of title or lease thereto by the United States: FIFTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN T. 158 N., R. 76 W., sec. 4, lots 1 and 2, SE¼NE¼, W½SW¼, SE¼SW¼, and NE¼SE¼; sec. 5, lots 3 and 4, S½NW¼, and S½; secs. 6, 7, and 8; sec. 9, W½NE¼, W½, and SE¼; sec. 10, S½SW¼; sec. 15, W½; secs. 16, 17, and 18. T. 159 N., R. 76 W., sec. 28, SW¼NW¼ and NW¼SW¼; sec. 29, W½NW¼, N½SW¼, and SW¼SW¼; sec. 30, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, NE¼NE¼, E½W½, and W½SE¼; sec. 31, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, NW¼NE¼, S½NE¼, E½W½, and SE¼; sec. 32, N½NE¼, SE¼NE¼, and W½SE¼; sec. 33, NW¼NW¼, S½NW¼, and NE¼SW¼. T. 158 N., R. 77 W., sec. 1, all; sec. 2, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, S½NE¼, SE¼NW¼, and E½SE¼; sec. 3, lots 1, 2, and 3; sec. 12, N½ and SE¼; sec. 13, NE¼. T. 159 N., R. 77 W., sec. 7, lots 2, 3, and 4, SE¼NE¼, E½SW¼, and SE¼; sec. 8, SW¼NE¼, S½NW¼, and S½; sec. 9, SE¼SE¼; sec. 13, SE¼SW¼; sec. 14, W½; sec. 15, all; sec. 16, S½N½ and S½; secs. 17 to 22, inclusive; sec. 23, W½NE¼, W½, W½SE¼, and SE¼SE¼; sec. 24, SE¼NW¼, NE¼SW¼, and S½SW¼; sec. 25, W½NE¼, W½, and SE¼; secs. 26 and 27; sec. 28, N½, SW¼, N½SE¼, and SE¼SE¼; secs. 29 and 30; sec. 31, lots 1 and 2, and E½NW¼; secs. 34, 35, and 36. T. 159 N., R. 78 W., sec. 1, lots 3 and 4, S½NW¼, and S½; secs. 2 and 3; sec. 4, lots 1, 2, and 3, S½NE¼, SE¼NW¼, and NSE¼; sec. 10, N½ and E½SE¼; secs. 11, 12, and 13; sec. 14, N½, E½SW¼, and SE¼; sec. 23, NE¼, SE¼NW¼, NE¼SW¼, and SE¼; secs. 24 and 25; sec. 36, NW¼. T. 160 N., R. 78 W., sec. 7, lots 3 and 4, and SW¼SE¼SW¼; sec. 17, SW¼; sec. 18, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, W½NE¼, SE¼NE¼, E½W½, and SE¼; sec. 19, all; sec. 20, S½NE¼, W½, and SE¼; sec. 27, SW¼SW¼; sec. 28, SW¼SW¼NE¼, NW¼NW¼, S½NW¼, and S½; sec. 29, all; sec. 30, lot 1, NE¼, NE¼NW¼, N½SE¼, and SE¼SE¼; sec. 32, NE¼, N½ NW¼, SE¼NW¼, NE¼NES¼W½, and NSE¼; secs. 33 and 34; sec. 35, NE¼, S½NW¼, and S½. T. 161 N., R. 78 W., sec. 19, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, SE¼NW¼, E½SW¼, and W½SE¼; sec. 30, lots 1 and 4, NE¼, E½W½, and SE¼; sec. 31, all; sec. 32, W½W½SW¼. T. 160 N., R. 79 W., sec. 1, W½ lot 3, and lot 4, S½NW¼, SW¼, and SW¼SE¼; sec. 2, lots 1 and 2, S½NE¼, SE¼NW¼, and SE ¼; sec. 11, E½NE¼NE¼ and S½SE¼; sec. 12, W½NE¼NE¼, NW¼NE¼, S½NE¼, W½, and SE¼; sec. 13, NE¼, E½NE¼NW¼, NE¼SE¼, E½W½SE¼, and SE¼SE4¼; sec. 24, SE¼; sec. 25, NE¼. T. 161 N., R. 79 W., sec. 2, lot 4, SW¼NW¼, W½NE¼SW¼, W½SW¼, and W½SE¼ SW¼; sec. 3, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, S½N½, and SE¼; sec. 4, lot 1, and SE¼NE¼; sec. 10, NE¼ NE¼, E½NW¼NE¼, SE¼NE¼, and NE¼ NE¼ SE¼; sec. 11, W½NE¼ NW¼, W½ NW¼, SE¼NW¼, and S½; sec. 12, SW¼SW¼; sec. 13, SW¼NE¼ NW¼, W½ NW¼, SE¼NW¼, and S½; sec. 14, N½, N½S½, and SE¼SE¼; sec. 24, all. T. 162 N., R. 79 W., sec. 5, W½ lot 4, SW¼NW¼, W½ NE¼SW¼, W½W¼, and W½SE¼SW¼; sec. 6, lots 1, 2, and 3, S½NE¼, E½SE¼NW¼, and SE¼; sec. 7, N½ and E½NE¼SE¼; sec. 8, S½NE¼, W½, W½SE¼, and SW¼ SE¼SE¼; sec. 16, SW¼NW¼NW¼, SW¼NW¼, W½SE¼W½ SW¼, and SW¼SE¼; sec. 17, all; sec. 20, NE¼; sec. 21, N½, N½SW¼, SE¼SW¼, and SE¼; sec. 22, S½NW¼ and S½; sec. 27, W½NE¼ NW¼, W½NW¼, SE¼NW¼, SW¼, N½SE¼, and SW¼SE¼; sec. 28, N½, E½SW¼, and SE¼; sec. 33, E½SE¼; sec. 34, all; sec. 35, SW¼SW¼. T. 163 N., R. 79 W., sec. 6, lots 2 to 7, inclusive, SW¼NE¼, SE¼NW¼, E½SW¼, and W½SE¼; sec. 7, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, W½NE¼, E½W½, and SE¼; sec. 18, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, NW¼NE¼, NE¼NW¼, and W½SE¼ SW¼; sec. 19, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, E½W½, and SW¼SE¼; sec. 30, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, W½NE¼, E½W½, and W½SE¼; sec. 31, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, W½NE¼, SE¼NE¼, E½W½, and SE¼. T. 164 N., R. 79 W., sec. 29, lots 3 and 4; sec. 30, all; sec. 31, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, NE¼, E½W½, and W½SE¼. T. 163 N., R. 80 W., sec. 1, lot 1, SE¼NE¼, E½SW¼, NE¼SE¼, and S½SE¼; sec. 12, NE¼, E½W½, and SE¼; sec. 13, N½NE¼, E½SW¼NE¼, SE¼NE¼, NE¼SE¼, E½W½ SE¼, and SE¼SE¼; sec. 24, NE¼NE¼, E½NW¼NE¼, SE¼NE¼, NE¼SE¼, and S½SE¼; sec. 25, NE¼, SE¼SW¼, NE¼SE¼, and S½SE¼. This refuge shall be known as the Lower Souris Migratory Waterfowl Refuge. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, September 4, 1935.