Executive Order 7969 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 7969—Partial Revocation of Executive Order of February 19, 1920, Creating Power Site Reserve No. 730

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Saturday, September 10, 1938

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1 min read (85 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 1938-09-10, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Partial Revocation of Executive Order of February 19, 1920, Creating Power Site Reserve No. 730." 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.

▪ 730, is hereby revoked as to the following-described lands: WILLAMETTE MERIDIAN T.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

458 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

5.7

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 7969, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Sep 10, 1938). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7969-partial-revocation-executive-order-february-19-1920-creating-power.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

[Power Site Restoration No. 490] OREGON 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, the Executive order of February 19, 1920, creating Power Site Reserve No. 730, is hereby revoked as to the following-described lands: WILLAMETTE MERIDIAN T. 4 S., R. 5 E., sec. 19, lot 1. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, September 10, 1938.