Executive Order 7320 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 7320—Establishing Kellys Slough Migratory Waterfowl Refuge in North Dakota

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Thursday, March 19, 1936

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1 min read (221 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 1936-03-19, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Establishing Kellys Slough Migratory Waterfowl Refuge in North Dakota." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: Scrutinized through Article II, Section 2, this action exercises the President's constitutional role as Commander in Chief. Early Framers recognized broad executive discretion in commanding military forces during conflict, provided it remains bounded by congressional declarations and respects civilian domestic courts.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ 847, as amended by the act of August 24, 1912, ch.

▪ 2385 of May 22, 1916, temporarily withdrawing the following-described public lands in North Dakota for military purposes, are hereby revoked: FIFTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN T.

▪ 1222), it is ordered that, subject to valid existing rights, the above-described lands be, and they are hereby, withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, entry, or other form of appropriation under the public-land laws and reserved and set apart for the use of the Department of Agriculture as a refuge and breeding ground for migratory birds and other wildlife.

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

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

221

1,238 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

7.5

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 7320, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Mar 19, 1936). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7320-establishing-kellys-slough-migratory-waterfowl-refuge-north-dakota.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by the act of June 25, 1910, ch. 421, 36 Stat. 847, as amended by the act of August 24, 1912, ch. 369, 37 Stat. 497, Executive Order No. 2275 of November 30, 1915, and No. 2385 of May 22, 1916, temporarily withdrawing the following-described public lands in North Dakota for military purposes, are hereby revoked: FIFTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN T. 152 N..R. 52 W., sec. 14, S½ SW¼ and N½ SE¼; sec. 15, E½ SE¼; sec. 22, E½ NE¼ and SE¼; sec. 23, N½ SW¼; sec. 27, W½ NE¼ and NE¼ NW¼; aggregating 680 acres. And by virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by the said act of June 25, 1910, and in order to effectuate further the purposes of the Migratory Bird Conservation Act (45 Stat. 1222), it is ordered that, subject to valid existing rights, the above-described lands be, and they are hereby, withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, entry, or other form of appropriation under the public-land laws and reserved and set apart for the use of the Department of Agriculture as a refuge and breeding ground for migratory birds and other wildlife. This refuge shall be known as the Kellys Slough Migratory Waterfowl Refuge. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT THE WHITE HOUSE, March 19, 1936.