Executive Order 5559 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 5559—Withdrawal of Public Lands in Aid of Legislation, Colorado

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Monday, February 16, 1931

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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 1931-02-16, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Withdrawal of Public Lands in Aid of Legislation, Colorado." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: Reviewed under the Tenth Amendment and the principle of dual federalism, this order touches upon domains traditionally reserved to the sovereign States. The Framers would caution against any attempt to commandeer state officers or displace local police powers through federal executive fiat.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

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

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

159

899 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

15.9

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 5559, Herbert Hoover (Feb 16, 1931). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5559-withdrawal-public-lands-aid-legislation-colorado.

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it is hereby ordered that the following described lands in the State of Colorado be, and they are hereby, temporarily withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry, subject to any prior valid existing claim initiated under the public land laws, and subject to the conditions of said acts, in aid of contemplated legislation making a grant of said described lands in the State of Colorado for the benefit of the Colorado School of Mines, such withdrawal to remain in full force and effect until the enactment of the contemplated legislation, or until revocation of the withdrawal by Executive order: S. ½ SE. ¼ sec. 22, N. ½ NE. ¼, SW. ¼ NW. ¼ sec. 27, T. 18 S., R. 66 W., sixth principal meridian, Colorado. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, February 16, 1931.