Executive Order 10268 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 10268—Restoring Certain Lands Comprisings Portions of the Fort Ruger Miltary Reservation to the Jurisdiction of the Territory of Hawaii

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Thursday, July 5, 1951

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2 min read (358 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 1951-07-05, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Restoring Certain Lands Comprisings Portions of the Fort Ruger Miltary Reservation to the Jurisdiction of the Territory of Hawaii." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

Constitutional Assessment: Scrutinized through Article II, Section 2, this action exercises the President's constitutional role as Commander in Chief. Early Framers recognized broad executive discretion in commanding military forces during conflict, provided it remains bounded by congressional declarations and respects civilian domestic courts.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ 159, as amended by section 7 of the act of May 27, 1910, 36 Stat.

▪ 447, it is ordered as follows: The following-described parcels of land comprising portions of the Fort Ruger Military Reservation, located on the Island of Oahu, Territory of Hawaii, are hereby restored to the jurisdiction of the Territory of Hawaii: Tract No.1 Beginning at concrete monument No.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

358

2,008 characters

Estimated Read Time

2 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

7.1

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 10268, Harry S Truman (Jul 5, 1951). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10268-restoring-certain-lands-comprisings-portions-the-fort-ruger-miltary.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

WHEREAS certain lands on the Island of Oahu, Territory of Hawaii, were reserved for military purposes by Executive Order No. 395-A of January 18, 1906, as modified by Executive Orders No. 1106 of July 1, 1909, No. 1377 of June 26, 1911, No. 1767 of April 28, 1913, and No. 6408 of November 7, 1933; and WHEREAS the hereinafter-described parcels of such lands are no longer needed for military purposes, and it is deemed advisable and in the public interest that they be restored to the use of the Territory of Hawaii: NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me by section 91 of the act of April 30, 1900, 31 Stat. 159, as amended by section 7 of the act of May 27, 1910, 36 Stat. 447, it is ordered as follows: The following-described parcels of land comprising portions of the Fort Ruger Military Reservation, located on the Island of Oahu, Territory of Hawaii, are hereby restored to the jurisdiction of the Territory of Hawaii: Tract No.1 Beginning at concrete monument No. 19 at the west corner of this piece of land, on the southeasterly side of Lot 10 of Diamond Head Terrace, the coordinates of said point of beginning referred to Government Survey triangulation station "Diamond Head" being 349.65 feet south and 1,673.06 feet west, thence running by azimuths measured clockwise from true south: 1. 244o 30' 00'' 330.69 feet along Diamond Head Terrace to concrete monument No. 18; 2. 310o 14' 00'' 81.46 feet along the remainder of Tract I of Presidential Executive Order No. 6408 dated November 7, 1933; 3. 40o 14' 00'' 279.83 feet along the City and County of Honolulu's reservoir site to concrete monument 20; 4. 124o 32' 50'' 218.43 feet to the point of beginning. This tract is a portion of Tract No. 1 described in Executive Order No. 6408 of November 7, 1933. The tract as described contains an area of 0.98 acre, more or less. TRACTS NOS. 2, 3, AND 4 Tracts Nos. 2, 3, and 4 described in Executive Order No. 6408 of November 7, 1933. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, July 5, 1951