Executive Order 7357 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 7357—Partial Revocation of Executive Order of September 23, 1912, Entitled "Mineral Land Withdrawal No. 1, Arizona No. 1"

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Monday, May 4, 1936

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1 min read (166 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 1936-05-04, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Partial Revocation of Executive Order of September 23, 1912, Entitled "Mineral Land Withdrawal No. 1, Arizona No. 1"." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

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

▪ 847, as amended by the act of August 24, 1912, 37 Stat.

▪ 1," withdrawing public lands in Arizona for classification and in aid of legislation, is hereby revoked in so far as it affects the lands described as Lots 1 to 14, inclusive, and NW¼ SE¼ Sec.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

166

865 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

7.9

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 7357, Franklin D. Roosevelt (May 4, 1936). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7357-partial-revocation-executive-order-september-23-1912-entitled-mineral.

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, 36 Stat. 847, as amended by the act of August 24, 1912, 37 Stat. 497, the Executive Order of September 23, 1912, entitled "Mineral Land Withdrawal No. 1, Arizona No. 1," withdrawing public lands in Arizona for classification and in aid of legislation, is hereby revoked in so far as it affects the lands described as Lots 1 to 14, inclusive, and NW¼ SE¼ Sec. 37, T. 23 S., R. 24 E., Gila and Salt River Meridian. This order is made for the purpose of permitting title to all of the lands not otherwise reserved to vest, subject to valid existing claims, in the State of Arizona under the provisions of the act of July 22, 1854, 10 Stat. 308, the act of February 24, 1863, 12 Stat. 604, and the act of June 20, 1910, 36 Stat. 572. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT THE WHITE HOUSE, May 4, 1936.