Executive Order 8086 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8086—Establishing the Morgan Farm Wildlife Refuge

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Tuesday, April 11, 1939

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1 min read (182 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 1939-04-11, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Establishing the Morgan Farm Wildlife 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

▪ The lands included in this refuge are now under the jurisdiction of the Department of Agriculture for use as the United States Morgan Horse Farm, and this reservation shall be subject to that use.

▪ This reservation shall be known as the Morgan Farm Wildlife Refuge.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

182

1,057 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

17.5

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 8086, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Apr 11, 1939). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8086-establishing-the-morgan-farm-wildlife-refuge.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

VERMONT By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, it is ordered that the lands owned or controlled by the United States in Addison County, Vermont, within the area delineated upon the diagram attached hereto and made a part hereof, be, and they are hereby, reserved and set apart, subject to valid existing rights, for the use of the Department of Agriculture as a refuge and breeding ground for birds and other wildlife. The lands included in this refuge are now under the jurisdiction of the Department of Agriculture for use as the United States Morgan Horse Farm, and this reservation shall be subject to that use. It is unlawful for any person to pursue, hunt, trap, capture, willfully 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 Morgan Farm Wildlife Refuge. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, April 11, 1939.