Executive Order 7461 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 7461—Placing Certain Lands Under the Control of the Secretary of the Interior in Alabama

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Saturday, September 26, 1936

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1 min read (129 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 1936-09-26, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Placing Certain Lands Under the Control of the Secretary of the Interior in Alabama." 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

▪ 103, it is ordered that the following-described lands be, and they are hereby, placed under the control of the Secretary of the Interior for disposition as provided in that act: At the entrance of Mobile Bay, the small islands between the north point of Dauphin Island and Cedar Point, and so much of Cedar Point as lies in fractional secs.

▪ The Executive Order of February 9, 1842, reserving certain lands for military purposes, is hereby revoked as to the above-described lands.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments

Total Words

129

705 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

10.4

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 7461, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Sep 26, 1936). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7461-placing-certain-lands-under-the-control-the-secretary-the-interior.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 1 of the act of July 5, 1884, ch. 214, 23 Stat. 103, it is ordered that the following-described lands be, and they are hereby, placed under the control of the Secretary of the Interior for disposition as provided in that act: At the entrance of Mobile Bay, the small islands between the north point of Dauphin Island and Cedar Point, and so much of Cedar Point as lies in fractional secs. 25 and 26 of T. 8 S., R. 2 W., St. Stp. M., Alabama. The Executive Order of February 9, 1842, reserving certain lands for military purposes, is hereby revoked as to the above-described lands. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT THE WHITE HOUSE, September 26, 1936.