Executive Order 9192 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9192—Amending Executive Order No. 9140 of April 20, 1942, Establishing the Safford National Wildlife Refuge

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Friday, July 3, 1942

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1 min read (241 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 1942-07-03, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amending Executive Order No. 9140 of April 20, 1942, Establishing the Safford National Wildlife Refuge." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

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

▪ 195), and as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows: The first paragraph of Executive Order No.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

241

1,482 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

28.2

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9192, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jul 3, 1942). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9192-amending-executive-order-no-9140-april-20-1942-establishing-the.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

ARIZONA By virtue of the authority vested in me by the National Industrial Recovery Act (48 Stat. 195), and as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows: The first paragraph of Executive Order No. 9140 of April 20, 1942, establishing the Safford National Wildlife Refuge, in Arizona, is hereby amended to read: " Whereas certain hereinafter-described lands in the State of Arizona, together with the improvements thereon, have been acquired by the United States in connection with the Safford Arizona Nursery of the Department of Agriculture under the authority of Title II of the National Industrial Recovery Act, approved June 16, 1933 (48 Stat. 195, 200); and" The third paragraph of the said Executive Order is hereby amended to read: " Now, Therefore , by virtue of the authority vested in me under the aforesaid National Industrial Recovery Act, and as President of the United States, it is ordered that, subject to valid existing rights, jurisdiction over the acquired lands, together with improvements thereon within the following-described area, comprising 240 acres, more or less, in Graham County, Arizona, be, and it is hereby, transferred to the Department of the Interior, together with such equipment in use in connection with said lands as may be designated by the Secretary of Agriculture; and the said lands are hereby reserved as a refuge and breeding ground for native birds and other wildlife:" FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, July 3, 1942.