Executive Order 7967 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 7967—Enlarging the Moosehorn Migratory Bird Refuge

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Tuesday, August 30, 1938

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1 min read (197 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 1938-08-30, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Enlarging the Moosehorn Migratory Bird Refuge." 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

▪ 7650 of July 1, 1937: Provided , That any private lands within such area shall become part of the refuge upon acquisition of title thereto or control thereof by the United States.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

197

1,137 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

19.2

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 7967, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Aug 30, 1938). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7967-enlarging-the-moosehorn-migratory-bird-refuge.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

MAINE 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 lands acquired or to be acquired by the United States within the area delineated on the diagram attached hereto and made a part hereof, in the town of Edmunds, Washington County, Maine, be, and they are hereby, reserved and set apart for the use of the Department of Agriculture, subject to valid existing rights, as an addition to the Moosehom Migratory Bird Refuge, established by Executive Order No. 7650 of July 1, 1937: Provided , That any private lands within such area shall become part of the refuge upon acquisition of title thereto or control thereof by the United States. It is unlawful for any person to hunt, trap, capture, wilfully disturb, or kill any bird or wild animal of any kind whatsoever within the limits of this refuge, or to enter thereon, except under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary of Agriculture. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, August 30, 1938.