Executive Order 10248 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 10248—Transfer of Certain Lands from the Sacramento, California, Land District to the Los Angeles California, Land District

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Saturday, June 2, 1951

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2 min read (394 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 1951-06-02, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Transfer of Certain Lands from the Sacramento, California, Land District to the Los Angeles California, Land District." 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

▪ By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 2253 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (43 U.S.C 127), I hereby transfer the following-described lands from the Sacramento, California, land district to the Los Angeles, California, land district, such transfer to become effective on June 16, 1951: MOUNT DIABLO MERIDIAN Ts.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

394

1,486 characters

Estimated Read Time

2 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

1.8

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 10248, Harry S Truman (Jun 2, 1951). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10248-transfer-certain-lands-from-the-sacramento-california-land-district.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 2253 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (43 U.S.C 127), I hereby transfer the following-described lands from the Sacramento, California, land district to the Los Angeles, California, land district, such transfer to become effective on June 16, 1951: MOUNT DIABLO MERIDIAN Ts. 1 to 4 S., Rs 23 to 26 E., Ts. 1 to 12 S., Rs. 27 to 32E., Ts. 1 to 32 S., R. 33 E., Ts. 2 to 32 S., R. 34 E., Ts. 3 to 32 S., R. 35 E., Ts. 4 to 32 S., R. 36 E., Ts. 5 to 32 S., Rs. 37 and 38 E., T. 20 S., R. 37 ½ E., Ts. 6 to 32 S., R. 39 E., Ts. 7 to 32 S., R. 40 E., Ts. 8 to 32 S., R. 41 E., Ts. 9 to 32 S., R. 42 E., Ts. 10 to 32 S., R. 43 E., Ts. 11 to 32 S., R. 44 E., Ts. 12 to 32 S., R. 45 E., Ts. 13 to 32 S., R. 46 E., Ts. 17 to 32 S., R. 47 E., SAN BERNARDINO MERIDIAN Ts. 6 to 10 N., Rs. 21 to 36 W., Ts. 11 and 12 N., Rs. 24 to 36 W., Ts. 12 to 31 N., R. 1 E, Ts 12 to 30 N., R. 2 E., Ts. 12 to 29 N., R. 3 E., Ts 12 to 28 N., R. 4 E., Ts 12 to 27 N., R. 5 E., Ts. 12 to 26 N., R. 6 E., Ts. 12 to 25 N, R. 7 E., Ts. 12 to 24 N., R. 8 E., Ts. 12 to 23 N., R. 9 E., TS 12 to 22 N., R. 10 E., Ts. 12 to 21 N., R. 11 E., Ts. 12 to 20 N., R. 12 E., Ts. 16 and 17 N., R. 12 ½ E. Ts. 12 to 19 N., R. 13 E, Ts. 12 to 18 N., R. 14 E., Ts. 12 to 17 N., R. 15 E., Ts. 12 to 16 N., Rs. 16 and 17 E., Ts. 12 to 15 N., R. 18 E., Ts. 12 to 14 N., R. 19 E., Ts. 12 and 13 N., R. 20 E., T. 12 N., R. 21 E. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, June 2, 1951