Executive Order 7179 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 7179—Excluding Certain Lands From Tongass National Forest

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Friday, September 6, 1935

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2 min read (304 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1935-09-06, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Excluding Certain Lands From Tongass National Forest." 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

▪ 473), and upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Agriculture, it is ordered that the tract of land on the north shore of Tenakee Inlet, Chichagof Island, Alaska, lying within the following-described boundaries and occupied as an Indian settlement, be, and it is hereby, excluded from the Tongass National Forest: Chs.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

304

1,635 characters

Estimated Read Time

2 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

5.2

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 7179, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Sep 6, 1935). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7179-excluding-certain-lands-from-tongass-national-forest.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

ALASKA By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by the act of June 4, 1897 (30 Stat. 11, 36; 16 U.S.C. 473), and upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Agriculture, it is ordered that the tract of land on the north shore of Tenakee Inlet, Chichagof Island, Alaska, lying within the following-described boundaries and occupied as an Indian settlement, be, and it is hereby, excluded from the Tongass National Forest: Chs. Beginning at corner no. 1, meander corner, at the line of mean high tide on the north shore of Tenakee Inlet and approximated one-half mile east of the town of Tenakee. Corner not set on account of danger of destruction by tides and storms. Thence N. 64° W. 0.92 to witness corner no. 1, meander corner, a hemlock stake 6 in. by 7 ft. marked " elimination Cor. 1 W.C.M.C." Whence a 24-in. spruce tree, blazed and scribed " W. Cor. 1 W.C.M.C. ", bears N. 53° W., 0.15 chs. 12.00 Tenakee Trail. 28.83 to corner no. 2, same being common with corner no. 3 of survey 2095. Thence south 4.91 to witness corner no. 3, meander corner, same being common with witness corner no. 2 of survey 2095. 5.05 Tenakee Trail. 5.41 to corner no. 3, meander corner, not set on account of danger of destruction by tides. Thence by meander at line of M.H.W. along shore of Tenakee Inlet (1) S. 76° E., 3.30 chs. (2) S. 66½° E., 5.00 chs. (3) S. 44½° E., 7.60 chs. (4) S. 29½° E., 7.00 chs. (5) S. 80° E., 3.20 chs. (6) N. 33° E., 7.50 chs. (7) N. 53° E., 2.65 chs. to corner no. 1, meander corner, the place of beginning, containing 16.71 acres, more or less. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, September 6, 1935.