Executive Order 7254 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 7254—Excluding a Certain Tract of Land From Tongass National Forest and Restoring it to Entry

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Saturday, December 21, 1935

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1 min read (100 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 1935-12-21, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Excluding a Certain Tract of Land From Tongass National Forest and Restoring it to Entry." 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

▪ 473), and upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Agriculture, it is ordered that the following-described tract of land in Alaska, occupied as a homesite, be, and it is hereby, excluded from the Tongass National Forest and restored to entry under the applicable public-land laws: COPPER RIVER MERIDIAN T.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

100

621 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

11.3

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 7254, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Dec 21, 1935). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7254-excluding-certain-tract-land-from-tongass-national-forest-and.

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., sec. 473), and upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Agriculture, it is ordered that the following-described tract of land in Alaska, occupied as a homesite, be, and it is hereby, excluded from the Tongass National Forest and restored to entry under the applicable public-land laws: COPPER RIVER MERIDIAN T. 51 S., R. 68 E., sec. 6, NE¼SW¼SE¼SW¼, N½SE¼SW¼SE¼SW¼, fractional NW¼SE¼SE¼SW¼, fractional N½SW¼SE¼SE¼SW¼, aggregating 5.30 acres. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, December 21, 1935.