Executive Order 7288 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 7288—Transferring to the Control and Jurisdiction of the Treasury Department a Portion of the Site of the Mayaguez Barracks Military Reservation at Mayaguez, Puerto Rico

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Tuesday, February 11, 1936

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1 min read (237 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 1936-02-11, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Transferring to the Control and Jurisdiction of the Treasury Department a Portion of the Site of the Mayaguez Barracks Military Reservation at Mayaguez, Puerto Rico." 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

▪ By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, it is ordered that the following-described portion of the Mayaguez Barracks Military Reservation at Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, reserved by Executive order of June 30, 1903, under the provisions of the act of July 1, 1902, 32 Stat.

▪ 731, for military purposes, be, and it is hereby, transferred from the control and jurisdiction of the War Department to the control and jurisdiction of the Treasury Department for Federal building purposes: Beginning at a stone monument, being the intersection of the southerly line of Boulevard Balboa with the westerly side of Calle Mangos, thence N.

▪ The transfer of the control and jurisdiction of the aforesaid tract to the Treasury Department is subject to the condition that in the event such tract shall cease to be used for Federal building purposes, and upon formal notification thereof by the Treasury Department to the War Department, the control and jurisdiction over the said tract shall revert to the War Department.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Financial Institutions & Monetary Authorities

Total Words

237

1,415 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

10.9

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 7288, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Feb 11, 1936). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7288-transferring-the-control-and-jurisdiction-the-treasury-department.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, it is ordered that the following-described portion of the Mayaguez Barracks Military Reservation at Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, reserved by Executive order of June 30, 1903, under the provisions of the act of July 1, 1902, 32 Stat. 731, for military purposes, be, and it is hereby, transferred from the control and jurisdiction of the War Department to the control and jurisdiction of the Treasury Department for Federal building purposes: Beginning at a stone monument, being the intersection of the southerly line of Boulevard Balboa with the westerly side of Calle Mangos, thence N. 51° 14' W. two hundred ninety-eight and eight-tenths (298.8) feet along the southerly side of Boulevard Balboa to a stone; thence S. 26° 52' W. one hundred sixty-five (165) feet to a point; thence S. 51° 14' E. parallel with Boulevard Balboa to the west side of Calle Mangos; thence N. 37° 57' E. to the point of beginning. The transfer of the control and jurisdiction of the aforesaid tract to the Treasury Department is subject to the condition that in the event such tract shall cease to be used for Federal building purposes, and upon formal notification thereof by the Treasury Department to the War Department, the control and jurisdiction over the said tract shall revert to the War Department. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, February 11, 1936.