Executive Order 1884 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 1884—To Prevent Fire-Hunting at Night, and Hunting by Means of a Spring or Trap in the Canal Zone, and to Repeal the Executive Order of September 8, 1909

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Tuesday, January 27, 1914

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1 min read (160 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 Woodrow Wilson on 1914-01-27, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "To Prevent Fire-Hunting at Night, and Hunting by Means of a Spring or Trap in the Canal Zone, and to Repeal the Executive Order of September 8, 1909." 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

▪ By virtue of the authority vested in me I hereby establish the following order for the Canal Zone.

▪ Every person who shall hunt at night, between the hours of sunset and sunrise, with the aid or use of a lantern, torch, bonfire, or other artificial light, or who shall hunt by the use of a gun or other firearm intended to be discharged by an animal or bird, by means of a spring or trap, or other similar mechanical device, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

▪ The penalties imposed by this Order shall be in addition to the punishments authorized by the law against carrying arms without a permit.

▪ The Executive Order of September 8, 1909, amending Section 454 of the Penal Code of the Canal Zone, is hereby repealed.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

160

886 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

13.1

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 1884, Woodrow Wilson (Jan 27, 1914). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-1884-prevent-fire-hunting-night-and-hunting-means-spring-or-trap-the-canal.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me I hereby establish the following order for the Canal Zone. Section 1. Every person who shall hunt at night, between the hours of sunset and sunrise, with the aid or use of a lantern, torch, bonfire, or other artificial light, or who shall hunt by the use of a gun or other firearm intended to be discharged by an animal or bird, by means of a spring or trap, or other similar mechanical device, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. The penalties imposed by this Order shall be in addition to the punishments authorized by the law against carrying arms without a permit. Sec. 2. The Executive Order of September 8, 1909, amending Section 454 of the Penal Code of the Canal Zone, is hereby repealed. SEC. 3. This order shall take effect thirty days from and, after its publication in the Canal Record. WOODROW WILSON THE WHITE HOUSE, January 27, 1914.