Executive Order 8117 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8117—Establishing Dakota Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge

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Wednesday, May 10, 1939

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1 min read (286 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 1939-05-10, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Establishing Dakota Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

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

▪ This reservation shall be known as the Dakota Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

286

1,513 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

7.5

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 8117, Franklin D. Roosevelt (May 10, 1939). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8117-establishing-dakota-lake-migratory-waterfowl-refuge.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

NORTH DAKOTA By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me as President of the United States, it is ordered that all lands and waters owned or controlled by the United States within the following-described area, comprising 2,784.00 acres, more or less, in Dickey County, North Dakota, be, and they are hereby, reserved and set apart, subject to valid rights, for the use of the Department of Agriculture as a refuge and breeding ground for migratory birds and other wildlife: FIFTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN T. 129 N., R. 59 W., sec. 6, lot 5, and all lands and lands under water within the meander line (Dakota Lake); T. 129 N., R. 60 W., sec. 1, all fractional; sec. 2, lot 5, SE¼NE¼, N½SE¼, and SW¼SE¼; sec. 11, lots 1 to 7, inch, and NW¼NE¼; sec. 14, lot 4 and NW¼SW¼; sec. 23, lots 1 to 4, incl.; sec. 26, lots 1, 2, 5, and 6, and SE¼SW¼; sec. 27, lots 1 and 2; sec. 34, lots 1 and 2; sec. 35, lots 1 and 2; and all lands and lands under water within the meander line (Dakota Lake), in secs. 1, 2, 11, 12, 14, 23, 26, 27, 34, and 35; T. 130 N., R. 60 W., sec. 25, SW¼; sec. 36, S½NE¼ and W½. It is unlawful for any person to pursue, hunt, trap, capture, wilfully disturb, or kill any bird or wild animal of any kind whatsoever within the limits of the refuge, or to enter thereon, except under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary of Agriculture. This reservation shall be known as the Dakota Lake Migratory Waterfowl Refuge. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, May 10, 1939.