Executive Order 7448 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 7448—Withdrawal of Public Lands for Use as Receiving Station for Alaska Communication System in the State of Alaska

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Saturday, September 12, 1936

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1 min read (289 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 1936-09-12, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Withdrawal of Public Lands for Use as Receiving Station for Alaska Communication System in the State of Alaska." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

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

▪ 305, Is hereby revoked as to the following-described land: Beginning at corner No.

▪ 3672 of May 8, 1922, withdrawing certain lands in Alaska, under authority of the said act of March 12, 1914, is hereby revoked as to the NE¼ sec.

▪ 847, as amended by the act of August 24, 1912, ch.

▪ 497, it is ordered that the tracts of land described in paragraphs 1 and 2 hereof be, and they are hereby, withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry, and reserved for use of the War Department as a Receiving Station for the Alaska Communication System, at Anchorage, Alaska.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

289

1,596 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. 7448, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Sep 12, 1936). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7448-withdrawal-public-lands-for-use-receiving-station-for-alaska.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

1. Executive Order No. 2242 of August 31, 1915, withdrawing certain land in Alaska, under authority of the act of March 12, 1914, ch. 37, 38 Stat. 305, Is hereby revoked as to the following-described land: Beginning at corner No. 1, at point for center-quarter corner, sec. 7, T. 13 N., R. 3 W., Seward Meridian, Alaska, monumented with a one-inch pipe, thence by metes and bounds East along latitudinal center-section line 1996.8 feet; S. 50°52' W., 287.3 feet; S. 55°31' W., 291.1 feet; S. 59°47' W., 634.1 feet; S. 54°23' W., 717.7 feet; S. 65°15' W., 113 feet; N. 52°18' 35" W., 917.6 feet; N. 53°21'30" E., 212.5 feet; N. 29°47' E., 506.3 feet to corner No. 1, the place of beginning, containing 33.35 acres. 2. Executive Order No. 3672 of May 8, 1922, withdrawing certain lands in Alaska, under authority of the said act of March 12, 1914, is hereby revoked as to the NE¼ sec. 7, T. 13 N., R. 3 W., Seward Meridian, Alaska, containing 160 acres. 3. 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, it is ordered that the tracts of land described in paragraphs 1 and 2 hereof be, and they are hereby, withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry, and reserved for use of the War Department as a Receiving Station for the Alaska Communication System, at Anchorage, Alaska. Paragraph 3 of 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, September 12, 1936.