Executive Order 7219 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 7219—Modifying Executive Order No. 1919 ½, of April 21, 1914, and Setting Apart Certain Lands for Use as an Airport

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Wednesday, October 30, 1935

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1 min read (196 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 1935-10-30, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Modifying Executive Order No. 1919 ½, of April 21, 1914, and Setting Apart Certain Lands for Use as an Airport." 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.

▪ 1919 ½ for any purpose other than the use specified herein, and when the said lands are no longer needed for such use they shall be, and remain, subject to the provisions of that Executive order.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

196

1,065 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

8.4

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 7219, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Oct 30, 1935). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7219-modifying-executive-order-no-1919-12-april-21-1914-and-setting-apart.

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 March 12, 1914, ch. 37, 38 Stat. 305, and the act of June 25, 1910, ch. 421, 36 8tat. 847, as amended by the act of August 24, 1912, ch. 369, 37 Stat. 497, Executive Order No. 1919 ½, of April 21, 1914, withdrawing and reserving certain lands at the confluence of the Nenana and Tanana Rivers, Alaska, for townsite purposes, is hereby modified to the extent necessary to permit the use of the vacant portions of the following townsite lots as an airport to be constructed by the Alaska Road Commission, and such lands are hereby set apart for such use: NENANA TOWNSITE Blocks 30, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, and 44. It is not intended by this order to release the above-described lands from the reservation made by the said Executive Order No. 1919 ½ for any purpose other than the use specified herein, and when the said lands are no longer needed for such use they shall be, and remain, subject to the provisions of that Executive order. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, October 30, 1935.