Executive Order 7957 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 7957—Establishing Cape Meares Migratory Bird Refuge

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Friday, August 19, 1938

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1 min read (206 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 1938-08-19, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Establishing Cape Meares 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 the following-described lands, comprising 138.51 acres, more or less, in Tillamook County, Oregon, be, and they are hereby, reserved and set apart for the use of the Department of Agriculture as a refuge and breeding ground for migratory birds and other wildlife: WILLAMETTE MERIDIAN T.

▪ The above-described lands having been declared by the Department of Commerce to be surplus to its needs, the Executive Order of May 28, 1889, reserving certain public lands as the Cape Meares Lighthouse Reservation, is hereby revoked in so far as it affects the said above-described lands.

▪ This reservation shall be known as the Cape Meares Migratory Bird Refuge.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

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

Total Words

206

1,144 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

7.9

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 7957, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Aug 19, 1938). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7957-establishing-cape-meares-migratory-bird-refuge.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

OREGON 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 the following-described lands, comprising 138.51 acres, more or less, in Tillamook County, Oregon, be, and they are hereby, reserved and set apart for the use of the Department of Agriculture as a refuge and breeding ground for migratory birds and other wildlife: WILLAMETTE MERIDIAN T. 1 S., R. 10 W., sec. 18, lots 1 and 2; T. 1 S., R. 11 W., sec. 12, lot 1; sec. 13, lots 1 and 4. The above-described lands having been declared by the Department of Commerce to be surplus to its needs, the Executive Order of May 28, 1889, reserving certain public lands as the Cape Meares Lighthouse Reservation, is hereby revoked in so far as it affects the said above-described lands. This reservation shall be known as the Cape Meares Migratory Bird Refuge. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, August 19, 1938.