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Executive Order 5574 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 5574—Chugach National Forest, Alaska

Herbert Hoover Herbert Hoover
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Wednesday, March 11, 1931
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2 min read (320 words)

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This executive order, signed by President Herbert Hoover on 1931-03-11, 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 fish-cannery 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
320
1,797 characters
Estimated Read Time
2 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
5
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
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Scholarly & Legal Citations 

Exec. Order No. 5574, Herbert Hoover (Mar 11, 1931). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5574-chugach-national-forest-alaska.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →
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 fish-cannery 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, meander corner, on the north shore of Controller Bay at the mouth of Bering River, in latitude 60° 11' N. and longitude 144° 14' W.; which corner is a spruce post 4 feet long, squared to 4 inches, set 2 feet in the ground, marked EL/I-MC; from which A spruce, 24 in. diam., bears north, 40 Iks. distant, marked WEL/I-MC. The westerly end of Wingham Island bears S. 32' W. U.S.M.M. Kayak No. 20 bears N. 84° 20' W., 2.78 chs. Thence with meanders along beach, at line of ordinary high tide: (1) N. 85° 30' W., 1.54 chs.; at 0.14 chs., creek 12 lks. wide; (2) N. 78° W., 1.26 chs.; at end of course, U.S.G.S.B.M.; (3) N. 89° 30' W., 13.64 chs.; to Corner No. 2, meander corner, which is an unmarked iron pipe, 3 feet long, set 2 feet in the ground; from which The rock off the west end of Wingham Island bears S. 30° W. Pete's Point bears S. 77° W. An iron post with brass cap set flush with the ground bears north 1.54 chs. distant. Thence by metes-and-bounds survey: North, 12.70 chs.; across grassy flat. 8.86 Pipe line running southeast. 9.74 Center line of road; ascend steep hillside. 12.70 Corner No. 3, not set. Thence east. 16.50 Corner No. 4, not set. Thence south, descending steep hill. 13.20 Corner No. 1, meander corner, and the place of beginning, containing approximately 21.00 acres. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, March 11, 1931.