Executive Order 6897 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 6897—Transferring to the Control and Jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Navy Certain Lands Off the Southern Coast of California

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Wednesday, November 7, 1934

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1 min read (204 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 1934-11-07, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Transferring to the Control and Jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Navy Certain Lands Off the Southern Coast of California." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: Scrutinized through Article II, Section 2, this action exercises the President's constitutional role as Commander in Chief. Early Framers recognized broad executive discretion in commanding military forces during conflict, provided it remains bounded by congressional declarations and respects civilian domestic courts.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

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

▪ 497), and as President of the United States, it is ordered that San Clemente Island and the rocky island at west entrance to North West Harbor, San Clemente Island, California, between longitude 118°20'45"' W.

▪ This order shall continue in full force and effect unless and until revoked by the President or by act of Congress.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

204

1,204 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

10.6

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 6897, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Nov 7, 1934). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6897-transferring-the-control-and-jurisdiction-the-secretary-the-navy.

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 25, 1910 (ch. 421, 36 Stat. 847), as amended by the act of August 24, 1912 (ch. 369, 37 Stat. 497), and as President of the United States, it is ordered that San Clemente Island and the rocky island at west entrance to North West Harbor, San Clemente Island, California, between longitude 118°20'45"' W. and 118°26'30" W. and latitude 32°48'15" N. and 33°02'15"' N., containing 31,500 acres, more or less, which were reserved for lighthouse purposes by Executive orders dated September 11, 1854, and January 26, 1867, be, and they are hereby, transferred from the control and jurisdiction of the Secretary of Commerce to the control and jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Navy for naval purposes; there being reserved, however, for the use of the Department of Commerce sites to be selected by that Department on which to erect and maintain such aids to navigation and incidental facilities as the Secretary of Commerce may consider desirable. This order shall continue in full force and effect unless and until revoked by the President or by act of Congress. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, November 7, 1934.