Executive Order 7623 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 7623—Withdrawal of Public Land for Use of Department of Agriculture as Addition to Agricultural Field Station

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Saturday, May 29, 1937

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1 min read (124 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 1937-05-29, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Withdrawal of Public Land for Use of Department of Agriculture as Addition to Agricultural Field Station." 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

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

▪ 497, it is ordered that the following-described lands within the Umatilla Federal Irrigation Project, Oregon, be, and they are hereby, temporarily withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry, and reserved for the use of the Department of Agriculture as an addition to the existing agricultural field station.

▪ This order shall continue in force until revoked by the President or by act of Congress.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

124

730 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

8.5

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 7623, Franklin D. Roosevelt (May 29, 1937). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7623-withdrawal-public-land-for-use-department-agriculture-addition.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

OREGON 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, it is ordered that the following-described lands within the Umatilla Federal Irrigation Project, Oregon, be, and they are hereby, temporarily withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry, and reserved for the use of the Department of Agriculture as an addition to the existing agricultural field station. WILLAMETTE MERIDIAN, OREGON Township 4 North, Range 28 East, Section. 22, S½NE¼, SE¼NW¼, and SW¼. This order shall continue in force until revoked by the President or by act of Congress. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, May 29, 1937.