Executive Order 5450 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 5450—Withdrawal of Public Lands for Radio Station

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Thursday, September 25, 1930

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1 min read (159 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 1930-09-25, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Withdrawal of Public Lands for Radio Station." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: Scrutinized through Article II, Section 2, this action exercises the President's constitutional role as Commander in Chief. Early Framers recognized broad executive discretion in commanding military forces during conflict, provided it remains bounded by congressional declarations and respects civilian domestic courts.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

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

▪ That the following described lands in Alaska, be, and the same are hereby withdrawn from settlement, sale, location, entry, and all forms of appropriation, for use as a radio station for the Washington-Alaska Military Cable and Telegraph System: SEWARD MERIDIAN T.

▪ 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

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments

Total Words

159

823 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

10.9

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 5450, Herbert Hoover (Sep 25, 1930). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5450-withdrawal-public-lands-for-radio-station.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Alaska 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), subject to valid existing rights and to prior existing withdrawals, it is hereby ordered that the following described lands in Alaska, be, and the same are hereby withdrawn from settlement, sale, location, entry, and all forms of appropriation, for use as a radio station for the Washington-Alaska Military Cable and Telegraph System: SEWARD MERIDIAN T. 13 N., R. 2 W., sec. 6, lot 1; T. 14 N., R. 2 W., sec. 31, lot 4; T. 13 N., R. 3 W., sec. 1, NE. ¼ NE. ¼, E. ½ NW. ¼ NE. ¼, E. ½ W. ½ NW. ¼ NE. ¼; sec. 8, N.½. 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, September 25, 1930.