Executive Order 8013 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8013—Enlarging the Waubay Migratory Waterfowl Refuge

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Friday, November 25, 1938

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1 min read (205 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 1938-11-25, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Enlarging the Waubay Migratory Waterfowl 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

▪ 7245 of December 10, 1935: Provided , That any private lands within the areas described shall become a part of the refuge upon the acquisition of title thereto or control thereof by the United States: FIFTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN T.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

205

1,121 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

9.8

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 8013, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Nov 25, 1938). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8013-enlarging-the-waubay-migratory-waterfowl-refuge.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

SOUTH DAKOTA By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me as President of the United States, and in order to effectuate further the purposes of the Migratory Bird Conservation Act (45 Stat. 1222), it is ordered that all lands acquired or to be acquired by the United States within the following-described area, comprising 573.60 acres, more or less, in Day County, South Dakota, be, and they are hereby, reserved and set apart for the use of the Department of Agriculture, subject to valid existing rights, as an addition to the Waubay Migratory Waterfowl Refuge established by Executive Order No. 7245 of December 10, 1935: Provided , That any private lands within the areas described shall become a part of the refuge upon the acquisition of title thereto or control thereof by the United States: FIFTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN T. 123 N., R. 53 W., sec. 17, SE¼NE¼; sec. 29, lots 1 and 2; T. 122 N., R. 54 W., sec. 4, lot 1; sec. 5, lots 2, 3, and part of 4, NW¼SW¼, and S½SW ¼; sec. 6, lot 1, SW¼NW¼, S½SW¼, and SW¼SE¼; T. 123 N., R. 54 W., sec. 31, lot 4. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, November 25, 1938.