Executive Order 7246 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 7246—Establishing Seney Migratory Waterfowl Refuge, Michigan

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Tuesday, December 10, 1935

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1 min read (276 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 1935-12-10, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Establishing Seney Migratory Waterfowl Refuge, Michigan." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

Constitutional Assessment: Reviewed under the Tenth Amendment and the principle of dual federalism, this order touches upon domains traditionally reserved to the sovereign States. The Framers would caution against any attempt to commandeer state officers or displace local police powers through federal executive fiat.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ 6964, of February 5, 1935, withdrawing for classification and other purposes all vacant, unreserved, and unappropriated public lands in the State of Michigan, and certain other States, is hereby amended to exclude from the provisions of that order the public lands in the above-described area.

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

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

276

1,570 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

10.3

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 7246, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Dec 10, 1935). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7246-establishing-seney-migratory-waterfowl-refuge-michigan.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

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 24,630 acres, more or less, acquired or to be acquired by the United States, and certain adjoining public lands, in Schoolcraft County, Michigan, 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 thereto or lease thereof by the United States: Michigan Meridian T. 44 N., R. 13 W., secs. 4, 5, 6, 8, and 9. T. 45 N., R. 13 W., secs. 4 to 9, inclusive; secs. 16 to 21, inclusive; secs. 28 to 32, inclusive; sec. 33, W½NE¼, W½ and W½SE¼. T. 44 N., R. 14 W., sec. 1, all. T. 45 N., R. 14 W., secs. 1, 2, and 3; secs. 10 to 15, inclusive; secs. 23 to 26, inclusive; secs. 35 and 36. Executive Order No. 6964, of February 5, 1935, withdrawing for classification and other purposes all vacant, unreserved, and unappropriated public lands in the State of Michigan, and certain other States, is hereby amended to exclude from the provisions of that order the public lands in the above-described area. This refuge shall be known as the Seney Migratory Waterfowl Refuge. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, December 10, 1935.