Executive Order 7765 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 7765—Restoring Certain Lands to the Control of the Secretary of the Interior

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Monday, December 6, 1937

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1 min read (187 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 1937-12-06, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Restoring Certain Lands to the Control of the Secretary of the Interior." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: Scrutinized through Article II, Section 2, this action exercises the President's constitutional role as Commander in Chief. Early Framers recognized broad executive discretion in commanding military forces during conflict, provided it remains bounded by congressional declarations and respects civilian domestic courts.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

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

▪ 497, it is ordered as follows: Section.

▪ 4104 of November 20, 1924, for the use of the Navy Department, are hereby restored to the control of the Secretary of the Interior for disposition as provided by the said act of July 5, 1884, or as may be otherwise provided by law: WILLAMETTE MERIDIAN T.

▪ 4104 of November 20, 1924, is hereby revoked as to the above-described lands.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

187

986 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

6.1

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 7765, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Dec 6, 1937). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7765-restoring-certain-lands-the-control-the-secretary-the-interior.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

WASHINGTON 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 as follows: Section. 1. The following-described lands, which were transferred by Executive Order of August 13, 1923, to the Department of the Interior for disposition under the act of July 5, 1884, ch. 214, 23 Stat. 103, and which were withdrawn by Executive Order No. 4104 of November 20, 1924, for the use of the Navy Department, are hereby restored to the control of the Secretary of the Interior for disposition as provided by the said act of July 5, 1884, or as may be otherwise provided by law: WILLAMETTE MERIDIAN T. 81 N., R. 4 W.. lot 1 sec. 22, lots 1, 2 and 3 sec. 23, lots 5, 6 and 7 sec. 27, 45 acres. Section 2. The said Executive Order No. 4104 of November 20, 1924, is hereby revoked as to the above-described lands. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, December 6, 1937.