Executive Order 7544 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 7544—Withdrawal of Land for Forest Administrative Site

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Friday, January 29, 1937

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1 min read (214 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 1937-01-29, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Withdrawal of Land for Forest Administrative Site." 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 public lands in New Mexico: NEW MEXICO PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN T.

▪ Subject to valid existing rights, the public lands described in section 1 of this order are hereby temporarily withdrawn from settlement, location, sale or entry, and reserved for use by the Forest Service of the Department of Agriculture as the Espanola administrative site in connection with the administration of the Santa Fe National Forest.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

214

1,180 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

9.2

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 7544, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jan 29, 1937). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7544-withdrawal-land-for-forest-administrative-site.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

NEW MEXICO 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 public lands in New Mexico: NEW MEXICO PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN T. 20 N., R. 8 E., sec. 12, S½ of N½ and S½ lot 1, N½ and N½ of S½ lot 2. T. 20 N., R 9 E., sec. 7, lots 5 and 6 and E½SW¼; aggregating 228.42 acres. Section 2. Subject to valid existing rights, the public lands described in section 1 of this order are hereby temporarily withdrawn from settlement, location, sale or entry, and reserved for use by the Forest Service of the Department of Agriculture as the Espanola administrative site in connection with the administration of the Santa Fe National Forest. Section 3. The withdrawal made by section 2 of this order shall remain in force until revoked by the President or by act of Congress. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, January 29, 1937.