Executive Order 8650 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8650—Changing the Name of the Kellys Slough Migratory Waterfowl Refuge to Kellys Slough National Wildlife Refuge and Adding Certain Lands Thereto

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Thursday, January 23, 1941

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1 min read (261 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 1941-01-23, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Changing the Name of the Kellys Slough Migratory Waterfowl Refuge to Kellys Slough National Wildlife Refuge and Adding Certain Lands Thereto." 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

▪ 1222), it is ordered as follows: SECTION 1.

▪ The name of the Kellys Slough Migratory Waterfowl Refuge, in Grand Forks County, North Dakota, established by Executive Order No.

▪ 7320 of March 19, 1936, is hereby changed to Kellys Slough National Wildlife Refuge.

▪ Subject to valid existing rights, all lands owned or controlled by the United States within the following-described area, comprising 960 acres, more or less, in Grand Forks County, North Dakota, are hereby included in and reserved as a part of the said Kellys Slough National Wildlife Refuge: FIFTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN T.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

261

1,395 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

8.1

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 8650, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jan 23, 1941). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8650-changing-the-name-the-kellys-slough-migratory-waterfowl-refuge-kellys.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

NORTH DAKOTA By virtue of 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 as follows: SECTION 1. The name of the Kellys Slough Migratory Waterfowl Refuge, in Grand Forks County, North Dakota, established by Executive Order No. 7320 of March 19, 1936, is hereby changed to Kellys Slough National Wildlife Refuge. SECTION 2. Subject to valid existing rights, all lands owned or controlled by the United States within the following-described area, comprising 960 acres, more or less, in Grand Forks County, North Dakota, are hereby included in and reserved as a part of the said Kellys Slough National Wildlife Refuge: FIFTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN T. 152 N., R. 52 W., sec. 14, S 1/2 NE 1/4, NW 1/4, N 1/2 SW 1/4, and S 1/2 SE 1/4; sec. 15, E 1/2 NE 1/4; sec. 22, W 1/2 NE 1/4; sec. 23, N 1/2 and N 1/2 SE 1/4. The Kellys Slough National Wildlife Refuge, as enlarged by this order, consists of all lands owned or controlled by the United States in the following-described area, comprising 1,640 acres, more or less: FIFTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN T. 152 N., R. 52 W., sec. 14, S 1/2 NE 1/4, NW 1/4, and S 1/2; sec. 15, E 1/2 E 1/2; sec. 22, E 1/2; sec. 23, N 1/2 and N 1/2 S 1/2; sec. 27, W 1/2 NE 1/4 and NE 1/4 NW 1/4. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, January 23, 1941.