Executive Order 7361 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 7361—Amendment of Executive Order No. 4929 of July 7, 1928, Withdrawing Certain Carson National Forest Lands Within the Rio Pueblo de Taos Watershed From Entry or Other Disposition in New Mexico

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Tuesday, May 5, 1936

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1 min read (252 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1936-05-05, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment of Executive Order No. 4929 of July 7, 1928, Withdrawing Certain Carson National Forest Lands Within the Rio Pueblo de Taos Watershed From Entry or Other Disposition in New Mexico." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

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

▪ 4929 of July 7, 1928, withdrawing certain lands of the Carson National Forest within the watershed of the Rio Pueblo de Taos, New Mexico, from entry or other disposition, is hereby amended to embrace the following-described area, containing approximately 37,000 acres: The tract of unsurveyed land lying within the hereinafter described boundaries in Ts.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

252

1,388 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

12.1

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 7361, Franklin D. Roosevelt (May 5, 1936). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7361-amendment-executive-order-no-4929-july-7-1928-withdrawing-certain.

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 March 27, 1928, 45 Stat. 372, Executive Order No. 4929 of July 7, 1928, withdrawing certain lands of the Carson National Forest within the watershed of the Rio Pueblo de Taos, New Mexico, from entry or other disposition, is hereby amended to embrace the following-described area, containing approximately 37,000 acres: The tract of unsurveyed land lying within the hereinafter described boundaries in Ts. 25, 26 and 27 N., R. 14 E., and Ts. 26 and 27 N., R. 15 E., N. M. P. M., within the Carson National Forest; beginning at the northeast corner of the Pueblo de Taos Grant, thence northeasterly along the divide between Rio Pueblo de Taos and Rio Lucero and easterly along the divide between Rio Pueblo de Taos and Red River to the west boundary of the Maxwell Grant; thence southerly along the west boundary of the Maxwell Grant to the north boundary of T. 25 N., R. 15 E.; thence west on the north boundary of T. 25 N., R. 15 E., to the northwest corner thereof; thence south on the west boundary of T. 25 N., R. 15 E., to the divide between Rio Pueblo de Taos and Rio Fernandez de Taos; thence westerly along said divide to the east boundary of the Pueblo de Taos Grant; thence north to the point of beginning; containing approximately 37,000 acres more or less. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT THE WHITE HOUSE, May 5, 1936.