Executive Order 7476 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 7476—Establishing Long Tail Point Migratory Waterfowl Refuge in Wisconsin

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Friday, October 23, 1936

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1 min read (180 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 1936-10-23, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Establishing Long Tail Point Migratory Waterfowl Refuge in Wisconsin." 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

▪ The Executive Order of September 2, 1847, reserving the above-described lands for lighthouse purposes is hereby revoked.

▪ This refuge shall be known as the Long Tail Point Migratory Waterfowl Refuge.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

180

1,026 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

8.7

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 7476, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Oct 23, 1936). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7476-establishing-long-tail-point-migratory-waterfowl-refuge-wisconsin.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me as President of the United States and by the act of June 25, 1910, ch. 421, 36 Stat. 847, and in order to effectuate further the purposes of the Migratory Bird Conservation Act (45 Stat. 1222), it is ordered that the following-described area containing 103.06 acres, more or less, located in the Green Bay, Wisconsin, and known as Long Tail Point Island, together with all buildings thereon, be, and it is hereby, reserved and, subject to valid existing rights, set apart for the use of the Department of Agriculture as a refuge and breeding ground for migratory waterfowl and other wildlife: FOURTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN T. 24 N., R. 21 E., sec. 5, lot 1. T. 25 N., R. 21 E., sec. 31, lot 1; sec. 32, lots 1,2, and 3. The Executive Order of September 2, 1847, reserving the above-described lands for lighthouse purposes is hereby revoked. This refuge shall be known as the Long Tail Point Migratory Waterfowl Refuge. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT THE WHITE HOUSE, October 23, 1936.