Executive Order 6786 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 6786—Transfer of Lands From the Klamath National Forest to the Shasta National Forest

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Saturday, June 30, 1934

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1 min read (169 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 1934-06-30, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Transfer of Lands From the Klamath National Forest to the Shasta National Forest." 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

▪ 473), and upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Agriculture, it is ordered that all lands of the Klamath National Forest as defined by proclamation of June 30, 1911 (37 Stat.

▪ 1707), lying to the east of the range line between townships 4 and 5 west, beginning at the northwest corner of township 43 north, range 4 west, Mount Diablo meridian, be, and they are hereby, transferred to and made a part of the Shasta National Forest, California, as defined by proclamation of December 16, 1910 (36 Stat.

▪ This order shall become effective July 1, 1934.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

169

968 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 6786, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jun 30, 1934). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6786-transfer-lands-from-the-klamath-national-forest-the-shasta-national.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

CALIFORNIA By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by the act of June 4, 1897 (30 Stat. 11, 36, 16 U.S.C., sec. 473), and upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Agriculture, it is ordered that all lands of the Klamath National Forest as defined by proclamation of June 30, 1911 (37 Stat. 1707), lying to the east of the range line between townships 4 and 5 west, beginning at the northwest corner of township 43 north, range 4 west, Mount Diablo meridian, be, and they are hereby, transferred to and made a part of the Shasta National Forest, California, as defined by proclamation of December 16, 1910 (36 Stat. 2766), as subsequently modified. It is not intended by this order to give any publicly owned lands a national-forest status which have hitherto not had such status or to remove any publicly owned lands from a national-forest status. This order shall become effective July 1, 1934. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, June 30, 1934.