Executive Order 6809 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 6809—Black Hills National Forest

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Saturday, August 4, 1934

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1 min read (254 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 "Black Hills National Forest." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

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

▪ 11, 34, 36), and upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Agriculture, it is ordered that the following-described lands in the State of South Dakota be, and they are hereby, included in and made a part of the Black Hills National Forest: BLACK HILLS MERIDIAN T.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

254

1,317 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

6.2

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 6809, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Aug 4, 1934). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6809-black-hills-national-forest.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

SOUTH DAKOTA By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 24 of the act of March 3, 1891 (ch. 561, 26 Stat. 1095, 1103), and the act of June 4, 1897 (ch. 2, 30 Stat. 11, 34, 36), and upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Agriculture, it is ordered that the following-described lands in the State of South Dakota be, and they are hereby, included in and made a part of the Black Hills National Forest: BLACK HILLS MERIDIAN T. 6 N., R. 1 E., sec. 10, S½NW¼, lots 1, 2, 7, 8; sec. 14, lot 10; sec. 15, lots 1, 2, 3, S½NE¼, SE¼NW¼ E½SW¼, SE¼; sec. 17, SW¼NE¼, SE¼NW¼, NE¼SW¼; T. 6 N., R. 2 E., sec. 20, SE¼SW¼; T. 5 N., R. 3 E., sec. 1, SW¼NW¼; T. 6 N., R. 3 E., sec. 31, W½NE¼, SW¼, W½SE¼, SE¼SE¼; sec. 32, S½SW¼; T. 5 N., R. 4 E., sec. 6, lots 8, 9, 10; T. 3 N., R. 6 E., sec. 34, NW¼SE¼, W½SW¼; aggregating 1,556.39 acres. The withdrawal made by this order shall, as to all lands which are at this date legally appropriated under the public-land laws or reserved for any public purpose, be subject to, and shall not interfere with or defeat, legal rights under such appropriation, or prevent the use for such public purpose of lands so reserved, so long as such appropriation is legally maintained or such reservation remains in force. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, August 4, 1934.