Executive Order 7898 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 7898—Withdrawal of Public Land Authorized To Be Added to the Yosemite National Park

•

Thursday, May 26, 1938

•

1 min read (249 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 1938-05-26, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Withdrawal of Public Land Authorized To Be Added to the Yosemite National Park." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: Reviewed under the Tenth Amendment and the principle of dual federalism, this order touches upon domains traditionally reserved to the sovereign States. The Framers would caution against any attempt to commandeer state officers or displace local police powers through federal executive fiat.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ This order shall continue in force until revoked by the President or by act of Congress.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

249

1,298 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

8.2

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

📜

Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 7898, Franklin D. Roosevelt (May 26, 1938). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7898-withdrawal-public-land-authorized-be-added-the-yosemite-national-park.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

CALIFORNIA By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, and in order to carry out effectively the provisions of the act of July 9, 1937, entitled "An act to provide for the acquisition of certain lands for, and the addition thereof to, the Yosemite National Park, in the State of California, and for other purposes" (50 Stat. 485), it is ordered that all public lands within the following described area be, and they are hereby, withdrawn from all forms of appropriation under the public-land laws, including the mining laws, and, subject to valid existing rights, reserved for the purpose of being added to the Yosemite National Park when title to all privately-owned land within this area has been vested in the United States: MT. DIABLO MERIDIAN T. 1 S., R. 19 E., Sec. 25, all; Sec. 34, lots 3, 4, 5, 8 and 9; Sec. 35, lots 1 to 10, inclusive, NE¼, and SE¼NW¼; Sec. 36, all. T. 1 S., R. 20 E., Sec. 30, lots 2, 3, and 4, SE¼NW¼, E½ SW¼ and SE¼; Sec. 31, all. T. 2 S., R. 19 E., Secs. 1, 2, and 3; Sec. 10, E½; Secs. 11 and 12; Sec. 14, N½; Sec. 15, NE¼. T. 2 S., R. 20 E., Sec. 6, lots 3 to 7, inclusive, SE¼NW¼, and E½SW¼. This order shall continue in force until revoked by the President or by act of Congress. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, May 26, 1938.