Executive Order 7897 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 7897—Partial Revocation of the Executive Order No. 5894 of July 26, 1932, Withdrawing Public Lands

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Tuesday, May 24, 1938

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1 min read (104 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 1938-05-24, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Partial Revocation of the Executive Order No. 5894 of July 26, 1932, Withdrawing 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.

▪ 5894 of July 26, 1932, withdrawing public lands in Colorado pending a resurvey, is hereby revoked as to the following-described townships: NEW MEXICO PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN Tps.

▪ This order shall become effective upon the date of the official filing of the plats of the resurvey of said townships.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

104

571 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

7.2

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 7897, Franklin D. Roosevelt (May 24, 1938). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7897-partial-revocation-the-executive-order-no-5894-july-26-1932.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

COLORADO 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, the Executive Order No. 5894 of July 26, 1932, withdrawing public lands in Colorado pending a resurvey, is hereby revoked as to the following-described townships: NEW MEXICO PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN Tps. 35 N., Rs. 5 and 6 E. This order shall become effective upon the date of the official filing of the plats of the resurvey of said townships. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, May 24, 1938.