Executive Order 7883 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 7883—Withdrawal of Public Lands To Provide Material for the Construction and Maintenance of Public Roads and Other Public Projects

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Monday, May 9, 1938

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1 min read (211 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 1938-05-09, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Withdrawal of Public Lands To Provide Material for the Construction and Maintenance of Public Roads and Other Public Projects." 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 in so far as it affects the following-described tracts of land in California: MT.

▪ The reservation made by section 2 of this order shall remain in force until revoked by the President or by act of Congress.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

211

1,215 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

9.8

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 7883, Franklin D. Roosevelt (May 9, 1938). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7883-withdrawal-public-lands-provide-material-for-the-construction-and.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

CALIFORNIA 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 in so far as it affects the following-described tracts of land in California: MT. DIABLO MERIDIAN T. 36 N., R. 6 E., sec. 19, lots 10, 11 and 12, 240 acres. 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 the purpose of providing material for the construction and maintenance of public roads and other public projects under the jurisdiction of Federal agencies and in accordance with the Federal Highway Act (42 Stat. 212). 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, May 9, 1938.