Executive Order 9036 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9036—Reserving a Tract of Land for Use by the Department of Commerce as a Beacon Site

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Thursday, January 22, 1942

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1 min read (111 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 1942-01-22, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Reserving a Tract of Land for Use by the Department of Commerce as a Beacon Site." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: Reviewed under the Tenth Amendment and the principle of dual federalism, this order touches upon domains traditionally reserved to the sovereign States. The Framers would caution against any attempt to commandeer state officers or displace local police powers through federal executive fiat.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ WASHINGTON By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, it is ordered that the following-described tract of land within the exterior boundaries of the Wenatchee National Forest, in the State of Washington, claim to which has been released by the Northern Pacific Railway Company in accordance with section 321 (b) of the Transportation Act of 1940 (54 Stat.

▪ 898, 954), be, and it is hereby, reserved and set apart for the use of the Department of Commerce as a beacon site: Willamette Meridian T.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

111

639 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

13.6

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9036, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jan 22, 1942). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9036-reserving-tract-land-for-use-the-department-commerce-beacon-site.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

WASHINGTON By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, it is ordered that the following-described tract of land within the exterior boundaries of the Wenatchee National Forest, in the State of Washington, claim to which has been released by the Northern Pacific Railway Company in accordance with section 321 (b) of the Transportation Act of 1940 (54 Stat. 898, 954), be, and it is hereby, reserved and set apart for the use of the Department of Commerce as a beacon site: Willamette Meridian T. 22 N., R. 11 E., sec. 21, lot 3, containing 41.60 acres. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, January 22, 1942.