Executive Order 5590 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 5590—Petroleum Restoration No. 60, Montana

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Wednesday, April 1, 1931

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2 min read (331 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 1931-04-01, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Petroleum Restoration No. 60, Montana." 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

▪ 1, as affects the lands hereinafter described is hereby revoked.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

331

1,242 characters

Estimated Read Time

2 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

5.8

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 5590, Herbert Hoover (Apr 1, 1931). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5590-petroleum-restoration-no-60-montana.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

So much of Executive order of December 6, 1915, creating Petroleum Reserve No. 40, Montana No. 1, as affects the lands hereinafter described is hereby revoked. Montana Meridian T. 9 S., R. 22 E., sec. 12, SE. ¼ SW. ¼, SE. ¼; sec. 13, NE. ¼, NE. ¼ NW. ¼, S. ½ NW. ¼, S. ½; sec. 24, E. ½ E. ½ W. ½ NW. ¼ NW. ¼; sec. 25, E. ½, NE. ¼ NW. ¼; sec. 36, E. ½ NE. ¼. T. 9 S., R. 23 E., sec. 7, S. ½; sec. 8, SW. ¼ SW. ¼; sec. 14, S. ½ SW. ¼, SW. ¼ SE. ¼; sec. 15, SW. ¼, W. ½ SE. ¼, SE. ¼ SE. ¼; sec. 16, S. ½ NW. ¼ S. ½; sec. 17, S. ½ NE. ¼, NW. ¼, S. ½; secs. 18 to 23, inclusive; sec. 24, S. ½ NW. ¼, S. ½; sec. 25, all; sec. 26, N. ½, N. ½ SE. ¼, SE. ¼ SE. ¼; sec. 27, NE. ¼, N. ½ NW. ¼, SE. ¼ NW. ¼; sec. 28, N. ½ N. ½, SW. ¼ NW. ¼; sec. 29, N. ½, SW. ¼; sec. 30, all; sec. 31, lots 1, 2, 6, and 7, NE. ¼, E. ½ NW. ¼, NE. ¼ SW. ¼, N. ½ SE. ¼; sec. 32, lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, W. ½ NE. ¼, SE. ¼ NE. ¼, NW. ¼, N. ½ s. ½; sec. 33, lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, SW. ¼ NW. ¼, N. ½ SW. ¼, NW. ¼ SE. ¼; sec. 36, lots 3 and 4, NE. ¼, N. ½ NW. ¼, SE. ¼ NW. ¼, N. ½ SE. ¼. T 9 S., R. 24 E., sec. 19, lots 3 and 4; sec. 30, lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, SW. ¼ NE. ¼, E. ½ W. ½, W. ½ SE. ¼, sec. 31, all; sec. 32, lots 4, 5, and 12. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, April 1, 1931.