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Executive Order 5568 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 5568—Chugach National Forest, Alaska

Herbert Hoover Herbert Hoover
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Tuesday, March 3, 1931
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2 min read (418 words)

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This executive order, signed by President Herbert Hoover on 1931-03-03, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Chugach National Forest, Alaska." 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 in Alaska lying within the following described boundaries, heretofore occupied for home-site purposes, be, and the same is hereby, excluded from the Chugach National Forest and restored to entry under the applicable public land laws: Chs.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners
Total Words
418
2,202 characters
Estimated Read Time
2 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
5.4
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
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Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations 

Exec. Order No. 5568, Herbert Hoover (Mar 3, 1931). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5568-chugach-national-forest-alaska.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

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Under authority of the act of Congress approved June 4, 1897 (30 Stat. 34-36), and on the recommendation of the Secretary of Agriculture, it is hereby ordered that the tract of land in Alaska lying within the following described boundaries, heretofore occupied for home-site purposes, be, and the same is hereby, excluded from the Chugach National Forest and restored to entry under the applicable public land laws: Chs. Beginning at Corner No. 1, identical with Corner No. 1 of H. S. No. 4, in approximate latitude 60° 19' N. and longitude 149° 22' W., 30 feet northwesterly from the center line of the Seward-Kenai Lake Highway, which comer is an iron post, 3 feet long, set 2 feet in the ground, with brass cap marked HS3/1; from which The northeast corner of Hubbard's house bears S. 74° W. The southeast comer of Carlson's house bears N. 6° W., 1.38 chs. distant. A spruce, 18 in. diam., bears N. 77° E., 27 lks. distant, marked WHS3/1. A pit, 2 feet deep and 2 feet square, bears S. 40° W., 10 lks. distant. Thence N. 72° W., along line 1-2 of H. S. No. 4. 4.78 Corner No. 2, identical with Comer No. 2 of H. S. No. 4, which is a spruce post, 3 feet long, squared to 3 inches, set 2 feet in the ground, marked HS3/2; from which A spruce, 8 in. diam., bears S. 88° W., 13 lks. distant, marked WHS3/2. A spruce, 16 in. diam., bears N. 34° E., 23 lks. distant, marked WHS3/2. Thence N. 46° E. 2.11 Corner No. 3, which is a spruce post, 3 feet long, squared to 3 inches, set 2 feet in the ground, marked HS3/3; from which A pit, 2 feet deep and 2 feet square, bears north, 10 lks. distant. A mound of earth, 18 inches base, 2 feet high, bears west, 10 lks. distant. Thence S. 76° E. 4.53 Corner No. 4, which is a spruce post 3 feet long, squared to 3 inches, set 2 feet in the ground, marked HS3/4; from which The northeast corner of Carlson's house bears S. 89° W., 1.30 chs. distant. A pit, 2 feet deep and 2 feet square, bears N. 45° E., 10 lks. distant. A mound of earth, 18 inches base, 2 feet high, bears west 10 lks. distant. Thence S. 36° 30' W., along roadway. 2.29 Corner No. 1, and the place of beginning, containing approximately 0.92 acres. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, March 3, 1931.