Executive Order 9140 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9140—Establishing the Safford National Wildlife Refuge

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Monday, April 20, 1942

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1 min read (263 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 1942-04-20, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Establishing the Safford National Wildlife Refuge." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

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

▪ This reservation shall be known as the Safford National Wildlife Refuge.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

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

Total Words

263

1,604 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

18.7

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9140, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Apr 20, 1942). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9140-establishing-the-safford-national-wildlife-refuge.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

ARIZONA Whereas certain hereinafter-described lands in the State of Arizona, together with the improvements thereon, have been acquired by the United States in connection with the Safford Arizona Nursery of the Department of Agriculture under the authority of Title II of the National Industrial Recovery Act, approved June 16, 1933 (48 Stat. 200), and Sections 1 to 6, inclusive, of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act, approved April 27, 1935 (49 Stat. 163); and Whereas the Secretary of Agriculture has recommended that jurisdiction over such lands be transferred to the Department of the Interior and that such lands be reserved as a refuge and breeding ground for native birds and other wildlife: Now, Therefore , by virtue of the authority vested in me by Title III of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act (50 Stat. 525) and as President of the United States, it is ordered that, subject to valid existing rights, jurisdiction over the acquired lands, together with improvements thereon within the following-described area, comprising 240 acres, more or less, in Graham County, Arizona, be, and it is hereby, transferred to the Department of the Interior, together with such equipment in use in connection with said lands as may be designated by the Secretary of Agriculture; and the said lands are hereby reserved as a refuge and breeding ground for native birds and other wildlife: GILA AND SALT RIVER MERIDIAN T. 7 S., R. 24 E., sec. 13, SW¼ sec. 24, N½NW¼. This reservation shall be known as the Safford National Wildlife Refuge. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, April 20, 1942.