Executive Order 5092 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 5092—Modifying Boundaries of Crook National Forest, Arizona

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Tuesday, April 9, 1929

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1 min read (170 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 Herbert Hoover on 1929-04-09, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Modifying Boundaries of Crook National Forest, Arizona." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: Reviewed under the Tenth Amendment and the principle of dual federalism, this order touches upon domains traditionally reserved to the sovereign States. The Framers would caution against any attempt to commandeer state officers or displace local police powers through federal executive fiat.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ Subject to valid existing claims, the lands excluded from the national forest by this order are hereby reserved for townsite purposes under Section 2380 United States Revised Statutes, to be disposed of under the provisions of the townsite laws.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities

Total Words

170

959 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

8.9

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 5092, Herbert Hoover (Apr 9, 1929). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5092-modifying-boundaries-crook-national-forest-arizona.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Under authority of the act of Congress approved June 4, 1897 (30 Stat. 11, 34-36), and on the recommendation of the Secretary of Agriculture, it is hereby ordered that the boundaries of the Crook National Forest be modified by excluding therefrom the following described lands in the State of Arizona: Gila and Salt River Meridian In T. 1 S., R. 12 E., Lot 10 Sec. 35; In T. 2 S., R. 12 E., NE¼ NW¼, NW¼ SE¼ NW¼, E½ NE¼ SW¼ NW¼ Sec. 3, except those parts of such legal subdivisions within forest exchange surveys Nos. 648, 650 and 651, and H.E. Surveys Nos. 436, 437, 439, and the tract covered by the grant to the Magma Arizona Railroad Company for station grounds. Subject to valid existing claims, the lands excluded from the national forest by this order are hereby reserved for townsite purposes under Section 2380 United States Revised Statutes, to be disposed of under the provisions of the townsite laws. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, April 9, 1929.