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This executive order, signed by President Herbert Hoover on 1931-04-09, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Public Water Restoration No. 68, New Mexico." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.
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
▪86, as affects the land hereinafter listed is hereby revoked, and all such land not otherwise reserved or withdrawn is hereby restored to the public domain and shall become subject to disposition under the laws applicable thereto upon such date and after such notice as may be hereafter determined and announced.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners
Total Words
100
544 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
12.3
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 5597, Herbert Hoover (Apr 9, 1931). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5597-public-water-restoration-no-68-new-mexico.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
So much of Executive order of February 8, 1923, creating Public Water Reserve No. 86, as affects the land hereinafter listed is hereby revoked, and all such land not otherwise reserved or withdrawn is hereby restored to the public domain and shall become subject to disposition under the laws applicable thereto upon such date and after such notice as may be hereafter determined and announced. New Mexico Meridian T. 17 S., R. 19 W., sec. 10, NE. ¼, N. ½ SE. ¼; sec. 11, SW. ¼ NW. ¼, NW. ¼ SW. ¼. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, April 9, 1931.
