Executive Order 6802 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 6802—Revocation of Executive Order of January 31, 1899, as Modified, Withdrawing Public Land, and Withdrawal of Such Land for Wild-Life Administrative Site

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Saturday, August 4, 1934

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1 min read (179 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 1934-08-04, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Revocation of Executive Order of January 31, 1899, as Modified, Withdrawing Public Land, and Withdrawal of Such Land for Wild-Life Administrative Site." 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

▪ 847), as amended by the act of August 24, 1912 (ch.

▪ 497), it is ordered that Executive order dated January 31, 1899, as modified by Executive Order No.

▪ 11 W., Seward meridian, Alaska, be, and it is hereby, revoked.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

179

1,023 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

10.3

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 6802, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Aug 4, 1934). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6802-revocation-executive-order-january-31-1899-modified-withdrawing.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

ALASKA By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by the act of June 25, 1910 (ch. 421, 36 Stat. 847), as amended by the act of August 24, 1912 (ch. 369, 37 Stat. 497), it is ordered that Executive order dated January 31, 1899, as modified by Executive Order No. 3384, dated January 12, 1921, reserving for use by the Department of Agriculture as an agricultural experiment station a tract of land now described as United States Survey No. 1435, situated in the NE¼ sec. 6, T. 5 N., R. 11 W., Seward meridian, Alaska, be, and it is hereby, revoked. It is further ordered that, subject to the conditions expressed in the aforesaid acts and to valid existing rights, the above-described land be, and it is hereby, withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry, and reserved for the joint use and occupancy of the Department of Agriculture and the Alaska Game Commission as a headquarters site in connection with the administration of Alaska game laws. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, August 4, 1934.