Executive Order 7546 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 7546—Transfer of Certain Property and Functions From the Department of Agriculture to the Department of the Interior

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Monday, February 1, 1937

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1 min read (245 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 1937-02-01, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Transfer of Certain Property and Functions From the Department of Agriculture to the Department of the Interior." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: Evaluated against the Fifth Amendment, this action touches upon property or economic rights. An early statesman would insist upon strict adherence to due process of law and the constitutional guarantee that private holdings shall not be encumbered or taken for public purposes without just compensation and lawful process.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ There are hereby transferred from the Department of Agriculture to the Department of the Interior the following Indian Subsistence Homesteads projects, including all real and personal property or any interest therein, together with all contracts, options, rights, interests, records, etc., acquired by the Department of Agriculture in connection with the said projects: 1.

▪ The Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to administer the property transferred under paragraph 1 hereof, and in connection therewith to exercise all powers and functions previously given to the Secretary of Agriculture by Executive Order No.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Public Health & Medical Institutions

Total Words

245

1,607 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

11.9

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 7546, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Feb 1, 1937). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7546-transfer-certain-property-and-functions-from-the-department.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me under Title II of the National Industrial Recovery Act, approved June 16, 1933 (48 Stat. 200), the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935, approved April 8, 1935 (49 Stat. 115), and the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1936, approved June 22, 1936 (49 Stat. 1608), it is hereby ordered as follows: 1. There are hereby transferred from the Department of Agriculture to the Department of the Interior the following Indian Subsistence Homesteads projects, including all real and personal property or any interest therein, together with all contracts, options, rights, interests, records, etc., acquired by the Department of Agriculture in connection with the said projects: 1. Great Fall Homesteads, Cascade County, Montana, 2. Burns Subsistence Homesteads, Harney County, Oregon, 3. Chilocco Homesteads, Kay County, Oklahoma, 4. White Earth Homesteads, Becker County, Minnesota, 5. Devil's Lake Homesteads, Ramsey County, North Dakota, and 6. Lake County Homesteads, Lake County, California. 2. The Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to administer the property transferred under paragraph 1 hereof, and in connection therewith to exercise all powers and functions previously given to the Secretary of Agriculture by Executive Order No. 7530 of December 31, 1936. 3. The Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to prescribe such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the administrative functions transferred and delegated to him by this Executive Order. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, February 1, 1937.