Executive Order 5120 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 5120—Reserving Certain Described Lands Pending Archaeological Investigation by the Smithsonian Institution, New Mexico

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Friday, May 17, 1929

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1 min read (128 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 1929-05-17, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Reserving Certain Described Lands Pending Archaeological Investigation by the Smithsonian Institution, New Mexico." 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

▪ 847), as amended by the act of August 24, 1912 (37 Stat.

▪ 2 W., N.M.P.M., containing 160 acres, be and it is hereby temporarily withdrawn, subject to the provisions and conditions of said acts, pending archaeological investigation by the Smithsonian Institution under the act of June 8, 1906 (34 Stat.

▪ This order shall continue in full force and effect unless and until revoked by the President or by act of Congress.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

128

704 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

7.5

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 5120, Herbert Hoover (May 17, 1929). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5120-reserving-certain-described-lands-pending-archaeological.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Under authority of the act of Congress approved June 25, 1910 (36 Stat. 847), as amended by the act of August 24, 1912 (37 Stat. 497), it is hereby ordered that the following described land in New Mexico, namely, SW¼ SW¼ Sec. 4, SE¼ SE¼ Sec. 5, NE¼ NE¼ Sec. 8 and NW¼ NW¼ Sec. 9, T. 26 S., R. 2 W., N.M.P.M., containing 160 acres, be and it is hereby temporarily withdrawn, subject to the provisions and conditions of said acts, pending archaeological investigation by the Smithsonian Institution under the act of June 8, 1906 (34 Stat. 225). This order shall continue in full force and effect unless and until revoked by the President or by act of Congress. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, May 17, 1929.