Executive Order 7505 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 7505—Withdrawal of Public Lands in California

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Friday, December 11, 1936

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1 min read (172 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 1936-12-11, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Withdrawal of Public Lands in California." 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.

▪ 497, it is ordered as follows: Section 1.

▪ 6910 of November 26, 1934, as amended, temporarily withdrawing all public lands in certain States for classification and other purposes, is hereby revoked as to the following-described tracts of public land in California: MOUNT DIABLO MERIDIAN T.

▪ Subject to valid existing rights, the tracts of land described in section 1 of this order are hereby temporarily withdrawn from settlement, location, sale or entry for classification and in aid of legislation.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

172

974 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

8.4

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 7505, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Dec 11, 1936). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7505-withdrawal-public-lands-california.

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, it is ordered as follows: Section 1. Executive Order No. 6910 of November 26, 1934, as amended, temporarily withdrawing all public lands in certain States for classification and other purposes, is hereby revoked as to the following-described tracts of public land in California: MOUNT DIABLO MERIDIAN T. 34 N., R. 2 E., Sec. 24, SE¼ SW¼; Sec. 25, E½ NW¼; 120 acres. Section 2. Subject to valid existing rights, the tracts of land described in section 1 of this order are hereby temporarily withdrawn from settlement, location, sale or entry for classification and in aid of legislation. Section 3. The withdrawal made by section 2 of this order shall continue in force and effect unless and until revoked by the President or by act of Congress. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT THE WHITE HOUSE, December 11, 1936.