Executive Order 8111 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8111—Establishing Billings Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge

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Wednesday, May 10, 1939

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1 min read (168 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 1939-05-10, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Establishing Billings Lake 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

▪ This reservation shall be known as the Billings Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

168

981 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

12.7

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 8111, Franklin D. Roosevelt (May 10, 1939). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8111-establishing-billings-lake-migratory-waterfowl-refuge.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

NORTH DAKOTA By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me as President of the United States, it is ordered that all lands owned or controlled by the United States within the following-described area, comprising 760.00 acres, more or less, in Cavalier County, North Dakota, 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: FIFTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN T. 159 N., R. 61 W., sec. 10, E½; sec. 15, N½, N½SE¼, and SE¼SE¼. It is unlawful for any person to pursue, 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 Billings Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, May 10, 1939.