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Executive Order 5425 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 5425—Tongass National Forest

Herbert Hoover Herbert Hoover
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Wednesday, August 20, 1930
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2 min read (395 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

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This executive order, signed by President Herbert Hoover on 1930-08-20, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Tongass National Forest." 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

▪ That the tract of land lying within the following described boundaries, in and surrounding the village of Baranof, Alaska, be, and the same is hereby, excluded from the Tongass National Forest: Beginning at Corner No.
▪ Subject to valid existing rights, the lands excluded from the national forest by this order are hereby reserved to be disposed of for town-site purposes as provided by section 11 of the act of March 3, 1891 (26 Stat.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People
Total Words
395
2,096 characters
Estimated Read Time
2 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
6.4
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations 

Exec. Order No. 5425, Herbert Hoover (Aug 20, 1930). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5425-tongass-national-forest.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →
Alaska 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 tract of land lying within the following described boundaries, in and surrounding the village of Baranof, Alaska, be, and the same is hereby, excluded from the Tongass National Forest: Beginning at Corner No. 1, which is an angle iron stake, set in a mound of stone, marked B1 on south face and 20 on north face, at line of mean high tide on the north shore of Warm Springs Bay, Baranof Island, in approximate latitude 57° 05' N., Beginning at Corner No. 1, which is an angle iron stake, set in a mound of stone, marked B1 on south face and 20 on north face, at line of mean high tide on the north shore of Warm Springs Bay, Baranof Island, in approximate latitude 57° 05' N., longitude 134° 50' W., from which corner a prominent conical peak bears S. 36° E., and harbor light bears S. 76° E. Thence N. 65° W., following past the south lines of lots 20, 21, and 30, 5.91 chs. to Corner No. 2, not set. Thence north, 6.00 chs. to Corner No. 3, not set. Thence east, 15.50 chs. to Corner No. 4, not set. Thence south, 6.41 chs. to Corner No. 5, which is an angle iron stake, set in a mound of rock, marked L, at line of mean high tide on shore of Warm Springs Bay, from which corner a prominent conical peak bears S. 31° E.; and Forest Service monument, which is an angle iron stake, set in a mound of stone, on a prominent point of loose rock on the north side of Baranof River overlooking the water front, bears S. 69° W. Thence with meanders of the line of mean high tide of Warm Springs Bay, westerly and northerly to Corner No. 1, and the place of beginning, containing approximately 10.21 acres. Subject to valid existing rights, the lands excluded from the national forest by this order are hereby reserved to be disposed of for town-site purposes as provided by section 11 of the act of March 3, 1891 (26 Stat. 1099), and the act of May 25, 1926 (44 Stat. 629). HERBERT HOOVER The White House, August 20, 1930.