Executive Order 10322 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 10322—Amendment of Section 1 of Executive Order No. 10046 of March 24, 1949, as Amended, Transferring Certain Lands from the Department of Agriculture to the Department of Interior

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Saturday, January 26, 1952

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1 min read (296 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

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This executive order, signed by President Harry S Truman on 1952-01-26, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment of Section 1 of Executive Order No. 10046 of March 24, 1949, as Amended, Transferring Certain Lands from the Department of Agriculture to the Department of Interior." 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

▪ 1011c), and as President of the United States, and upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior, it is ordered as follows: Section 1 of Executive Order No.

▪ 10046 of March 24, 1949, as amended by Executive Order No.

▪ 1269, is hereby amended by adding the following-described lands to the lands described in that section, and by making the provisions of that section applicable to such lands: ARIZONA SAN SIMON PROJECT (AZ-LU-21) Gila and Salt River Meridian T.

▪ The transfer of jurisdiction over the lands described herein shall be effective as of January 1, 1952.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

296

1,732 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

9.1

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 10322, Harry S Truman (Jan 26, 1952). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10322-amendment-section-1-executive-order-no-10046-march-24-1949-amended.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 32 of Title III of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act of July 22, 1937, 50 Stat. 522, 525 (7 U.S.C. 1011c), and as President of the United States, and upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior, it is ordered as follows: Section 1 of Executive Order No. 10046 of March 24, 1949, as amended by Executive Order No. 10175 of October 25, 1950, transferring jurisdiction over certain lands acquired or administered under Title III of the said Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act from the Department of Agriculture to the Department of the Interior for administration and exchange under the Taylor Grazing Act, 48 Stat. 1269, is hereby amended by adding the following-described lands to the lands described in that section, and by making the provisions of that section applicable to such lands: ARIZONA SAN SIMON PROJECT (AZ-LU-21) Gila and Salt River Meridian T. 15 S., R. 32E., Sec. 22, S½SE¼: Sec. 27, E½ and E½NW¼ Sec. 34, E½NE¼ Sec. 35, lots 1,2,3, and 4 T.16S., R. 32E., Sec. 2, lots 1 and 2. The above-described lands, acquired and heretofore administered under Title III of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, aggregate 864.48 acres. NEW MEXICO SAN SIMON PROJECT (NM-LU-24) New Mexico Principal Meridian T. 26 S., R. 22 W., Sec. 1, lots 4, 5, 6, SW ¼SE¼ Sec. 12, lots 1, 2, 3, 4, W½NE¼, W½SE¼, and SE¼SE¼ Sec. 13 NE ¼. The above-described lands, acquired and heretofore administered under Title III of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, aggregate 680.02 acres. The transfer of jurisdiction over the lands described herein shall be effective as of January 1, 1952. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, January 26, 1952