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This executive order, signed by President Herbert Hoover on 1930-06-27, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Reservation of Public Land for Department of Agriculture." 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
▪This order shall continue in full force and effect unless and until revoked by the President or by act of Congress.
Exec. Order No. 5384, Herbert Hoover (Jun 27, 1930). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5384-reservation-public-land-for-department-agriculture.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
Alaska It is hereby ordered that the hereinafter described tract of land in Fort Yukon, Alaska, be, and the same is hereby, reserved and set apart for the use of the Alaska Game Commission of the Department of Agriculture, subject to any valid claims thereto existing at the date of this order: A tract of land in the unsurveyed townsite of Fort Yukon 55 feet in width on the south line, 235½ feet in depth and 63 feet in width on the north line; bounded on the west by a lot occupied by Charles Thompson, on the east by a lot occupied by Mike Schmidt, on the south by a road running from Hudson Stuck Memorial Hospital to the Bohmer Homestead, and on the north by public domain adjacent to said Bohmer Homestead. 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, June 27, 1930.
