Executive Order 7079 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 7079—Withdrawal of Public Lands for the Use of the Department of the Interior 1939

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Monday, June 17, 1935

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1 min read (222 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 1935-06-17, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Withdrawal of Public Lands for the Use of the Department of the Interior 1939." 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.

▪ 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

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

222

1,245 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

6.3

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 7079, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jun 17, 1935). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7079-withdrawal-public-lands-for-the-use-the-department-the-interior-1939.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

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 subject to the conditions therein expressed and to valid existing rights, it is ordered that the following-described lands in the Territory of Alaska be, and they are hereby, temporarily withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry and reserved for the Department of the Interior, as a site for school purposes, at Pilot Point (Ugashik), Alaska, for use by the Office of Indian Affairs: UGASHIK SCHOOL SITE Beginning at point no. 1, identical with corner no. 6, U.S. survey no. 891, latitude 57 degrees 37' N., longitude 157 degrees 40' W., approximate. Thence from said initial point, along east boundary of survey no. 891, 10 chs. to point no. 2; thence N. 80 degrees 30' E., 13.5 chs. to point no. 3 on shore of lake; thence with meanders of said lake, southeasterly, 12 chs. to point no. 4; thence S. 80 degrees 30' W., 16 chs. to point of beginning, containing approximately 16 acres. 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, June 17, 1935.