Executive Order 7160 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 7160—Establishing Lacreek Migratory Waterfowl Refuge

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Monday, August 26, 1935

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1 min read (214 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 1935-08-26, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Establishing Lacreek Migratory Waterfowl Refuge." 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

▪ This refuge shall be known as the Lacreek Migratory Waterfowl Refuge.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

214

1,167 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

7.5

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 7160, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Aug 26, 1935). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7160-establishing-lacreek-migratory-waterfowl-refuge.

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 as President of the United States, and in order to effectuate further the purposes of the Migratory Bird Conservation Act (45 Stat. 1222), it is ordered that the following-described lands, acquired or to be acquired by the United States, in Bennett County, South Dakota, consisting of 9,362 acres, more or less, be, and they are hereby, reserved and set apart for the use of the Department of Agriculture, subject to valid existing rights, as a refuge and breeding ground for migratory birds and other wildlife: Provided , that any private lands within the areas described shall become a part of the refuge hereby established upon the acquisition of title or lease thereto by the United States: SIXTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN T. 36 N., R. 36 W., secs. 2 and 3; sec. 4, lots 3 and 4, and SE¼; sec. 9, E½; secs. 10 and 11; sec. 14, N½ and W½SW¼; secs. 15, 16, and 17; sec. 18, E½; sec. 19, E½; sec. 20, all; sec. 21, N½; sec. 22, N½½. T. 37 N., R. 36 W., secs. 25, 26, 35, and 36. This refuge shall be known as the Lacreek Migratory Waterfowl Refuge. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, August 26, 1935.