Executive Order 6923 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 6923—Exclusion of Lands From the Harney National Forest

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Tuesday, December 18, 1934

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1 min read (99 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 1934-12-18, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Exclusion of Lands From the Harney 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 Tps.

▪ 5 E., Black Hills meridian, be, and they are hereby, excluded from the Harney National Forest as defined by proclamation of May 16, 1911 (37 Stat.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

503 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

4.6

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 6923, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Dec 18, 1934). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6923-exclusion-lands-from-the-harney-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 the act of June 4, 1897 (ch. 2, 30 Stat. 11, 36; U.S.C., title 16, sec. 473), and upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Agriculture, it is ordered that Tps. 3 and 4 S., R. 6 E., and the E. ½ of Tps. 3 and 4 S., R. 5 E., Black Hills meridian, be, and they are hereby, excluded from the Harney National Forest as defined by proclamation of May 16, 1911 (37 Stat. 1680). FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, December 18, 1934.