Executive Order 7595 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 7595—Establishing Matia Island Migratory Bird Refuge

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Tuesday, March 30, 1937

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1 min read (194 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 1937-03-30, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Establishing Matia Island Migratory Bird Refuge." 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.

▪ 1222), it is ordered that all that area of unsurveyed land, comprising approximately 145 acres, known as Matia Island, situated in T.

▪ 1 W., Willamette Meridian, San Juan County, Washington, (the approximate geographic position of which island is in latitude 48°44'48" N., and longitude 122°50' W., from Greenwich), be, and It is hereby reserved and set apart for the use of the Department of Agriculture, subject to valid existing rights, as a refuge and breeding ground for migratory birds and other wildlife.

▪ The Executive order of July 15, 1875, reserving certain public lands for lighthouse purposes, is hereby revoked in so far as it applies to the above-described land.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

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

Total Words

194

1,128 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

9.6

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 7595, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Mar 30, 1937). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7595-establishing-matia-island-migratory-bird-refuge.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

WASHINGTON By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me as President of the United States and 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, and in order to effectuate further the purposes of the Migratory Bird Conservation Act (45 Stat. 1222), it is ordered that all that area of unsurveyed land, comprising approximately 145 acres, known as Matia Island, situated in T. 38 N., R. 1 W., Willamette Meridian, San Juan County, Washington, (the approximate geographic position of which island is in latitude 48°44'48" N., and longitude 122°50' W., from Greenwich), be, and It is hereby reserved and set apart for the use of the Department of Agriculture, subject to valid existing rights, as a refuge and breeding ground for migratory birds and other wildlife. The Executive order of July 15, 1875, reserving certain public lands for lighthouse purposes, is hereby revoked in so far as it applies to the above-described land. This refuge shall be known as the Matia Island Migratory Bird Refuge. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, March 30, 1937.