Executive Order 10036 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 10036—Restoration of Lands to Location and Entry Under the Mining Laws of the United States

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Thursday, February 10, 1949

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1 min read (171 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 1949-02-10, 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 in the Angeles National Forest, California, 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

171

930 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

11.3

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 10036, Harry S Truman (Feb 10, 1949). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10036-restoration-lands-location-and-entry-under-the-mining-laws-the.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

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 in the Angeles National Forest, California, is hereby opened to location and entry under the mining laws of the United States: SAN BERNARDINO MERIDIAN T. 4 N., R. 13 W., Sec. 35, All; Sec. 36, N ½, SW ¼, N ½ SE ¼, N ½ S ½ SE ¼. The areas described aggregate 1,240 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, February 10, 1949