Executive Order 7534 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 7534—Excluding Land From Sitgreaves National Forest and Reserving it for Townsite Purposes

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Tuesday, January 12, 1937

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1 min read (284 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1937-01-12, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Excluding Land From Sitgreaves National Forest and Reserving it for Townsite Purposes." 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

▪ 473), and upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Agriculture, it is ordered that the following-described tract of land in Arizona be, and it is hereby, excluded from the Sitgreaves National Forest: Beginning at the 1/64 section corner on the meridional center line of section 11, T.

▪ And by virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 2380 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, it is further ordered that the said tract of land be, and it is hereby, reserved for townsite purposes in conformity with the provisions of sections 2382 to 2386, inclusive, of the Revised Statutes of the United States.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

284

1,614 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

9.2

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 7534, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jan 12, 1937). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7534-excluding-land-from-sitgreaves-national-forest-and-reserving-it-for.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

ARIZONA By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by the act of June 4, 1897, eh. 2, 30 Stat. 11, 34, 36 (U.S.C., title 16, sec. 473), and upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Agriculture, it is ordered that the following-described tract of land in Arizona be, and it is hereby, excluded from the Sitgreaves National Forest: Beginning at the 1/64 section corner on the meridional center line of section 11, T. 11 N., R. 19 E., G. and S.R.M., which is 9.995 chs. N. 0°34' W. of the yk section corner of sections 11 and 14; Thence following lines of legal subdivisions, S. 89°38'15" E., 4.914 chs. S. 0°34'45" E., 5.000 chs. S. 89°36'07" E., 14.745 chs. to the 1/256 section corner, from which the E. 1/16 section corner of sections 11 and 14 bears S. 0°37' E., 5.010 chs. distant; Thence following the center line of the SE¼ section 11, S. 0°37' E., 1.00 ch. Thence not on regular subdivisoon-of-section lines, N. 89°36'07" W., 16.245 chs. N. 0°34'45" W., 5.000 chs. N. 89°38'15" W., 8282 chs. to a point from which the description again follows regular subdivision-of-section lines; Thence, N. 0°17'30" W., 1.000 chs. S. 89°38'15" E., 4.868 chs. to the place of beginning, containing 3.35 acres. And by virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 2380 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, it is further ordered that the said tract of land be, and it is hereby, reserved for townsite purposes in conformity with the provisions of sections 2382 to 2386, inclusive, of the Revised Statutes of the United States. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, January 12, 1937.