Executive Order 7678 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 7678—Establishing Apache Migratory Waterfowl Refuge

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Tuesday, July 27, 1937

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1 min read (251 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 1937-07-27, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Establishing Apache Migratory Waterfowl Refuge." 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

▪ Nothing herein contained shall be construed as excluding the above-described lands from the Apache National Forest, and the use of the area as a bird refuge and the enforcement of game laws thereon shall be consistent, and shall not interfere, with the primary use thereof for forest conservation purposes.

▪ This refuge shall be known as the Apache Migratory Waterfowl Refuge.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

251

1,448 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

10.3

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 7678, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jul 27, 1937). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7678-establishing-apache-migratory-waterfowl-refuge.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

ARIZONA By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me as President of the United States and in order to effectuate further the purposes of the Migratory Bird Conservation Act (45 Stat. 1222), it is ordered that the following-described lands, comprising approximately 2,680 acres, in the Apache National Forest, in Apache County, Arizona, be, and they are hereby reserved and set aside, subject to valid existing rights, for the use of the Department of Agriculture as a refuge and breeding ground for migratory birds and other wildlife: Provided , That any private lands within the area described shall become a part of the refuge hereby established upon the acquisition of title thereto or lease thereof by the United States: GILA AND SALT RIVER MERIDIAN T. 6 N., R. 27 E., Sec. 13, E½NE¼ andNE¼SE¼. T. 6 N., R. 28 E., Sec. 17, W½NW¼ and SW¼; Sec. 18, lots 1, 2, and 3, NE¼, E½W½, and SE¼; Sec. 19, E½E½; Sec. 20, W½; Sec. 29, W½NE¼, W½, and W½SE¼; Sec. 30, NE¼NE¼, S½NE¼, and SE¼; Sec. 31, NE¼; Sec. 32, N½. Nothing herein contained shall be construed as excluding the above-described lands from the Apache National Forest, and the use of the area as a bird refuge and the enforcement of game laws thereon shall be consistent, and shall not interfere, with the primary use thereof for forest conservation purposes. This refuge shall be known as the Apache Migratory Waterfowl Refuge. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, July 27, 1937.