Executive Order 7599 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)
Executive Order 7599—Amendment of Executive Orders No. 6910 of November 26, 1934, as Amended, and No. 6964 of February 5, 1935, as Amended, Withdrawing Public Lands in Certain States
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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1937-04-01, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment of Executive Orders No. 6910 of November 26, 1934, as Amended, and No. 6964 of February 5, 1935, as Amended, Withdrawing Public Lands in Certain States." 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 that Executive Orders No.
▪6910 of November 26, 1934, as amended, and No.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners
Total Words
144
797 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
9
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
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Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 7599, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Apr 1, 1937). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7599-amendment-executive-orders-no-6910-november-26-1934-amended-and-no.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
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 that Executive Orders No. 6910 of November 26, 1934, as amended, and No. 6964 of February 5, 1935, as amended, withdrawing public lands in certain States, be, and they are hereby, further amended by excluding from their operation all lands which are identified by survey made after the respective dates of the orders, and which upon the date of the acceptance of the survey thereof by the Commissioner of the General Land Office would otherwise become a part of the school-land grant of designated sections to any of the States mentioned in the said orders. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, April 1, 1937.
