Executive Order 9136 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)
Executive Order 9136—Modifying Executive Orders No. 1919½ of April 21, 1914, No. 2728 of October 8, 1917, and No. 3672 of May 8, 1922, and Reserving Public Lands for the Use of the War Department
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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1942-04-16, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Modifying Executive Orders No. 1919½ of April 21, 1914, No. 2728 of October 8, 1917, and No. 3672 of May 8, 1922, and Reserving Public Lands for the Use of the War Department." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.
Constitutional Assessment: Scrutinized through Article II, Section 2, this action exercises the President's constitutional role as Commander in Chief. Early Framers recognized broad executive discretion in commanding military forces during conflict, provided it remains bounded by congressional declarations and respects civilian domestic courts.
Key Directives & Operative Actions
▪ALASKA By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows: Section 1.
▪3672 of May 8, 1922, withdrawing certain lands for townsite purposes, are hereby modified to the extent necessary to permit the reservation described in Section 2 of this order.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
216
1,230 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
12.1
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
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Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 9136, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Apr 16, 1942). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9136-modifying-executive-orders-no-191912-april-21-1914-no-2728-october-8.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
ALASKA By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows: Section 1. Executive Orders No. 1919 ½ of April 21, 1914, No. 2728 of October 8, 1917, and No. 3672 of May 8, 1922, withdrawing certain lands for townsite purposes, are hereby modified to the extent necessary to permit the reservation described in Section 2 of this order. Section 2. Subject to all valid existing rights, there is hereby reserved for the use of the War Department, a right-of-way, 120 feet wide, 60 feet on each side of the center line, for the construction, operation and maintenance of a road, beginning from a point on the south line of section 8 (Relocation "B"), and extending northeasterly to a point on First Street, between "E" and "F" Streets, at Fort Richardson, in section 9, T. 13 N., R. 3 W., Seward Meridian, Alaska, as shown on the map No. 638, approved January 23, 1941, Office of the Corps of Engineers, War Department, Fort Richardson, Alaska, on file in the General Land Office, Department of the Interior, reserving, however, to the Alaska Railroad and to the permittees or lessees of the Alaska Railroad the right to use the road. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, April 16, 1942.
