Executive Order 7707 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 7707—Withdrawal of Public Land for Use of the War Department for Military Purposes, California

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Saturday, September 11, 1937

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2 min read (366 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 1937-09-11, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Withdrawal of Public Land for Use of the War Department for Military Purposes, California." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

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

▪ 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 in so far as it affects the following described tracts of land in California: SAN BERNARDINO MERIDIAN T.

▪ Subject to the conditions expressed in the above mentioned acts and to all valid existing rights, the tracts of land described in section 1 of this order are hereby temporarily withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry, and reserved for use of the War Department for military purposes.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

366

1,810 characters

Estimated Read Time

2 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

5.3

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 7707, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Sep 11, 1937). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7707-withdrawal-public-land-for-use-the-war-department-for-military.

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, oh. 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 in so far as it affects the following described tracts of land in California: SAN BERNARDINO MERIDIAN T. 10 N., R. 7 W., secs. 7 to 11, inclusive, and N½ sec. 12. T. 9 N. R. 8 W., secs. 4 to 9, inclusive, secs. 16 to 21, inclusive, and secs. 28 to 33, inclusive. T. 10 N., R. 8 W., sec. 6, N½ and SW¼ sec. 7, S½SE¼ sec. 9, S½ and S½NE¼ sec. 10, secs. 11, 12 and 16, S½, NE¼ and S½NW¼ sec. 17, S½SW¼ and SE¼ sec. 18, secs. 19 to 21, inclusive, NW¼ sec. 80. T. 8 N., R. 9 W., secs. 1 to 6, inclusive. T. 9 N., R. 9 W., secs. 1 to 36, inclusive. T. 10 N., R. 9 W., secs. 1 to 12, inclusive, NW¼ and N½NE¼ sec. 13, SW¼ and N½ sec. 14, secs. 15 to 20, inclusive, N½ and N½SW¼ sec. 21, N½NW¼ sec. 22, S½SW¼ and SE¼ sec. 23, S½, S½NW¼ and NE¼ see. 24, SW¼ sec. 28. T. 8 N., R. 10 W., secs. 1 and 2. T. 9 N., R. 10 W., secs. 1, 2, 11 to 14, inclusive, 23 to 26, inclusive, 35 and 36. T. 10 N., R. 10 W., secs. 12, 13, 24, 35 and 36. SECTION 2. Subject to the conditions expressed in the above mentioned acts and to all valid existing rights, the tracts of land described in section 1 of this order are hereby temporarily withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry, and reserved for use of the War Department for military purposes. SECTION 3. The reservation 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, September 11, 1937.