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Executive Order 8067 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8067—Establishing the Carolina Sandhills Wildlife Refuge

Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Friday, March 17, 1939
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2 min read (326 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 1939-03-17, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Establishing the Carolina Sandhills Wildlife Refuge." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

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 reservation shall be known as the Carolina Sandhills Wildlife Refuge.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners 🏛️ Public Health & Medical Institutions
Total Words
326
1,937 characters
Estimated Read Time
2 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
19.5
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations 

Exec. Order No. 8067, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Mar 17, 1939). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8067-establishing-the-carolina-sandhills-wildlife-refuge.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →
SOUTH CAROLINA Whereas certain lands in the State of South Carolina have been acquired under the authority of Title II of the National Industrial Recovery Act, approved June 16, 1933 (48 Stat. 200), and the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935, approved April 8, 1935 (49 Stat. 115); and Whereas by Executive Order No. 7908, dated June 9, 1938, all the right, title, and interest of the United States in such lands was transferred to the Secretary of Agriculture for use, administration, and disposition in accordance with the provisions of Title III of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, approved July 22, 1937 (50 Stat. 522, 525), and the related provisions thereof; and Whereas it appears that the reservation of such lands as a wildlife refuge would be in the public interest: Now, Therefore , by virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 32, Title in of the said Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, and as President of the United States, it is ordered that the lands acquired by the United States within the areas delineated on the diagram attached hereto and made a part hereof, in Chesterfield County, South Carolina, be, and they are hereby, reserved and set apart, subject to valid rights, for the use of the Department of Agriculture as a refuge and breeding ground for migratory birds and other wildlife: Provided , That any private lands within the area delineated shall become a part of the refuge hereby-established upon the acquisition of title thereto or control thereof by the United States. It is unlawful for any person to hunt, trap, capture, wilfully disturb, or kill any bird or wild animal of any kind whatsoever within the limits of the refuge, or to enter thereon, except under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary of Agriculture. This reservation shall be known as the Carolina Sandhills Wildlife Refuge. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, March 17, 1939.