Executive Order 5182 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 5182—Reserving Certain Described Lands for Classification, California and Nevada

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Thursday, August 29, 1929

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1 min read (205 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

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This executive order, signed by President Herbert Hoover on 1929-08-29, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Reserving Certain Described Lands for Classification, California and Nevada." 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.

▪ That the public lands in the following described areas in California and Nevada be, and they are hereby temporarily withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry, except as provided by said acts, for classification, subject to the provisions of existing withdrawals affecting certain of such lands: California In T.

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

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

205

984 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

6.8

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 5182, Herbert Hoover (Aug 29, 1929). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5182-reserving-certain-described-lands-for-classification-california-and.

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 public lands in the following described areas in California and Nevada be, and they are hereby temporarily withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry, except as provided by said acts, for classification, subject to the provisions of existing withdrawals affecting certain of such lands: California In T. 3 S., R. 32 E., M. D. M., NW^ Sec. 34; In T. 4 S., R. 32 E., M. D. M., Secs. 25 and 26; In T. 5 S., R. 32 E., M. D. M., Sec. 13; In T. 23 S., R. 38 E., M. D. M., Sec. 8; In T. 20 S., R. 40 E., M. D. M., Sec. 31; Nevada In T. 1 N., R. 35 E., M. D. M., Secs. 8, 9, 16, 17, 20 and 21; In T. 1 S., R. 35 E., M. D. M., Secs. 14, 15, 22 and 23. This order shall continue in full force and effect unless and until revoked by the President or by an act of Congress. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, August 29, 1929.