Executive Order 7773 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 7773—Modification of Executive Order No. 6957 of February 4, 1935, Withdrawing Certain Public Lands

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Tuesday, December 21, 1937

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1 min read (145 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 1937-12-21, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Modification of Executive Order No. 6957 of February 4, 1935, Withdrawing Certain Public Lands." 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.

▪ 6957 of February 4, 1935, withdrawing certain lands in Alaska for classification purposes to conserve the public interests, is hereby modified to the extent of authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to issue a coal prospecting permit to Frank Colobuffalo under the leasing act of October 20, 1914, ch.

▪ 741, as amended by the act of March 4, 1921, ch.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

145

763 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

6.4

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 7773, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Dec 21, 1937). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7773-modification-executive-order-no-6957-february-4-1935-withdrawing.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

ALASKA 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, Executive Order No. 6957 of February 4, 1935, withdrawing certain lands in Alaska for classification purposes to conserve the public interests, is hereby modified to the extent of authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to issue a coal prospecting permit to Frank Colobuffalo under the leasing act of October 20, 1914, ch. 330, 38 Stat. 741, as amended by the act of March 4, 1921, ch. 152, 41 Stat. 1363, for the following-described lands: SEWARD MERIDIAN T. 19 N., R. 2 E., Sec. 23, W ½ NE ¼, NE ¼ NW ¼, S ½; Sec. 26, N ½. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, December 21, 1937.