Executive Order 7222 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 7222—Enlarging St. Marks Migratory Bird Refuge

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Friday, November 1, 1935

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1 min read (222 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 1935-11-01, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Enlarging St. Marks Migratory Bird Refuge." 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

▪ Marks Migratory Bird Refuge established by Executive Order No.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

222

1,236 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

23.9

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 7222, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Nov 1, 1935). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7222-enlarging-st-marks-migratory-bird-refuge.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

FLORIDA 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 10,108 acres, more or less, acquired or to be acquired by the United States, in Wakulla County, Florida, be, and they are hereby, reserved and set apart for the use of the Department of Agriculture, subject to valid existing rights, as an addition to the St. Marks Migratory Bird Refuge established by Executive Order No. 5740, of October 31, 1931: Provided , That any private lands within the areas described shall become a part of the refuge upon the acquisition of title or lease thereto by the United States: HARTSFIELD SURVEY Lots 1 to 4, inclusive; lots 8 to 11, inclusive; lot 12, E½; lot 13, E½; lot 14, all; lot 17, all, except the east 15 acres; lots 29, 30, 99, and 100; lot 105, the west 206 acres; lots 107 to 110, inclusive; River Survey lot 7, the west 360 acres; River Survey lots 9, 10, and 11; Hartsfield Corner Survey, all; Bay Survey lots 1 and 2; Bay Survey lot 3, E½; Lower Survey lot, all. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, November 1, 1935.