Executive Order 7594 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 7594—Establishing Jones Island Migratory Bird Refuge

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Tuesday, March 30, 1937

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1 min read (193 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 1937-03-30, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Establishing Jones Island Migratory Bird Refuge." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: Reviewed under the Tenth Amendment and the principle of dual federalism, this order touches upon domains traditionally reserved to the sovereign States. The Framers would caution against any attempt to commandeer state officers or displace local police powers through federal executive fiat.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

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

▪ 1222), it is ordered that the following-described area, containing 179.07 acres, more or less, on Jones Island, in the San Juan Channel, State of Washington, be, and it is hereby, reserved and set apart for the use of the Department of Agriculture, subject to valid existing rights, as a refuge and breeding ground for migratory birds and other wildlife: WILLAMETTE MERIDIAN T.

▪ The Executive order of July 15, 1875, reserving certain public lands for lighthouse purposes, is hereby revoked in so far as it applies to the above-described land.

▪ This refuge shall be known as the Jones Island Migratory Bird Refuge.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

193

1,074 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

8.2

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 7594, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Mar 30, 1937). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7594-establishing-jones-island-migratory-bird-refuge.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

WASHINGTON 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, as amended by the act of August 24, 1912, ch. 369, 37 Stat. 497, 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 179.07 acres, more or less, on Jones Island, in the San Juan Channel, State of Washington, be, and it is hereby, reserved and set apart for the use of the Department of Agriculture, subject to valid existing rights, as a refuge and breeding ground for migratory birds and other wildlife: WILLAMETTE MERIDIAN T. 36 N., R. 8 W., Sec. 11, lots 1, 2 and 8; Sec. 14, lots 1 to 5, inclusive, and NE¼ NW¼. The Executive order of July 15, 1875, reserving certain public lands for lighthouse purposes, is hereby revoked in so far as it applies to the above-described land. This refuge shall be known as the Jones Island Migratory Bird Refuge. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, March 30, 1937.