Executive Order 7491 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 7491—Withdrawal of Public Lands for Use of War Department as Target Range in Wyoming

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Saturday, November 14, 1936

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1 min read (252 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 1936-11-14, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Withdrawal of Public Lands for Use of War Department as Target Range in Wyoming." 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

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

▪ 497, and subject to the conditions therein expressed and to valid existing rights, it is ordered that the following-described lands be, and they are hereby, temporarily withdrawn from settlement, location, sale or entry, and reserved for use of the War Department as a target range: T.

▪ 6910 dated November 26, 1934, as amended by Executive Order No.

▪ 7274 dated January 14, 1936, is hereby modified to the extent necessary to make this order effective.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

252

1,321 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

5.7

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 7491, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Nov 14, 1936). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7491-withdrawal-public-lands-for-use-war-department-target-range-wyoming.

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 June 25, 1910, ch. 421, 36 Stat. 847, as amended by the act of August 24, 1912, ch. 369, 37 Stat. 497, and subject to the conditions therein expressed and to valid existing rights, it is ordered that the following-described lands be, and they are hereby, temporarily withdrawn from settlement, location, sale or entry, and reserved for use of the War Department as a target range: T. 56 N., R. 95 W., Sec. 30, S½ SE¼; Sec. 31, E½; Sec. 32, S½ NW¼, S½; T. 55 N., R. 95 W., Sec. 4, W½, SE¼; Sec. 5, E½, NW¼, E½ SW¼; Sec. 6, NE¼ NE¼; Sec. 9, all; Sec. 10, all; Sec. 8, N½ NE¼, SE¼ NE¼; Sec. 15, N½. Executive Order No. 6910 dated November 26, 1934, as amended by Executive Order No. 7274 dated January 14, 1936, is hereby modified to the extent necessary to make this order effective. That portion of the SW¼ SE¼ Sec. 31, T. 56 N., R. 95 W., lying within 25 feet of the center line of the transmission-line right of way of the Mountain States Power Company is subject to the terms and conditions of section 24 of the Federal Water Power Act as amended (U.S.C., title 16, sec. 818). 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, November 14, 1936.