Executive Order 7960 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 7960—Reservoir-Site Reserve No. 20

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Monday, August 22, 1938

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1 min read (186 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 1938-08-22, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Reservoir-Site Reserve No. 20." 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.

▪ 6910 of November 26, 1934, as amended, temporarily withdrawing all public lands in certain states for classification and other purposes, is hereby revoked in so far as it affects the following-described tracts of land in Montana: PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN T.

▪ Subject to the conditions expressed in the above-mentioned acts and to all valid existing rights, the lands described in section 1 of this order are hereby withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry and reserved for reservoir sites.

▪ The reservation made by section 2 of this order shall remain in force until revoked by the President or by act of Congress.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

186

1,049 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

8.2

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 7960, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Aug 22, 1938). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7960-reservoir-site-reserve-no-20.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

TONGUE RIVER, MONTANA 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 hereby ordered as follows: 1. Executive Order No. 6910 of November 26, 1934, as amended, temporarily withdrawing all public lands in certain states for classification and other purposes, is hereby revoked in so far as it affects the following-described tracts of land in Montana: PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN T. 8 S., R. 40 E., sec. 24, NW¼SW¼, and NE¼SE¼; sec. 34, SE¼SW¼. T. 9 S., R. 40 E., sec. 3, NW¼SE¼; aggregating 160 acres. 2. Subject to the conditions expressed in the above-mentioned acts and to all valid existing rights, the lands described in section 1 of this order are hereby withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry and reserved for reservoir sites. 3. The reservation made by section 2 of this order shall remain in force until revoked by the President or by act of Congress. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, August 22, 1938.