Executive Order 10024 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 10024—Restoration of Lands to Location and Entry Under the Mining Laws of the United States

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Thursday, December 30, 1948

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1 min read (151 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 Harry S Truman on 1948-12-30, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Restoration of Lands to Location and Entry Under the Mining Laws of the United States." 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

▪ 958, and upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior, it is ordered as follows: Subject to valid existing rights and to the provisions of existing withdrawals, the following-described land is hereby opened to location and entry under the mining laws of the United States: SAN BERNARDINO MERIDIAN T.

▪ This order shall not become effective to change the status of the land until 10:00 a.m.

▪ On the thirty-fifth day after the date of this order, at which time the land shall, subject to the provisions of this order, become subject to disposal under the mining laws of the United States.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

151

848 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 10024, Harry S Truman (Dec 30, 1948). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10024-restoration-lands-location-and-entry-under-the-mining-laws-the.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

CALIFORNIA By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 2 of the act of May 29, 1928, 45 Stat. 958, and upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior, it is ordered as follows: Subject to valid existing rights and to the provisions of existing withdrawals, the following-described land is hereby opened to location and entry under the mining laws of the United States: SAN BERNARDINO MERIDIAN T. 4 N., R. 14 W., Sec. 15, N ½ The area described contains 320 acres. This order shall not become effective to change the status of the land until 10:00 a.m. on the thirty-fifth day after the date of this order, at which time the land shall, subject to the provisions of this order, become subject to disposal under the mining laws of the United States. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, December 30, 1948