Executive Order 7416 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 7416—Revocation in Part of Executive Order No. 7047 of May 20, 1935, and Modification of Executive Order No. 6957 of February 4, 1935, Relating to Public Lands in Alaska

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Friday, July 17, 1936

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1 min read (180 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1936-07-17, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Revocation in Part of Executive Order No. 7047 of May 20, 1935, and Modification of Executive Order No. 6957 of February 4, 1935, Relating to Public Lands in Alaska." 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

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

▪ 6957 of February 4, 1935, is hereby revoked, except as to the following-described tracts, and said order No.

▪ 6957 is hereby modified to the extent necessary to permit entry of said tracts under the homestead laws as extended to Alaska: SEWARD MERIDIAN T.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

180

897 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

3.9

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 7416, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jul 17, 1936). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7416-revocation-part-executive-order-no-7047-may-20-1935-and-modification.

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. 7047 of May 20, 1935, permitting settlement upon certain lands in Alaska affected by Executive Order No. 6957 of February 4, 1935, is hereby revoked, except as to the following-described tracts, and said order No. 6957 is hereby modified to the extent necessary to permit entry of said tracts under the homestead laws as extended to Alaska: SEWARD MERIDIAN T. 17 N., R. 2 E., Sec. 9, E½ NE¼, N½ SE¼; Sec. 14, N½ NE¼; Sec. 15, lots 3 and 4; Sec. 19, N½ NE¼; Sec. 22, S½ NE¼, NE¼ SW¼, W½, SW¼, NW¼ SE¼; Sec. 26, NW¼; Sec. 27, all; Sec. 28, E½ NE¼, NE¼ SE¼; Sec. 34, N½ NE¼, N½ NW¼, SW¼ NW¼, NW¼ SW¼. T. 18 N., R. 2 E., Sec. 19, lots 1, 2,W½ NE¼, E½ NW¼. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT THE WHITE HOUSE, July 17, 1936.