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This executive order, signed by President Herbert Hoover on 1931-05-11, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Exclusion of Public Lands from the Crook National Forest, Arizona for Town-Site Purposes." 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
▪Subject to valid existing claims, the land excluded from the national forest by this order is hereby reserved for town-site purposes.
▪This order shall continue in full force and effect unless and until revoked by the President or by act of Congress.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities
Total Words
129
739 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
11.5
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 5618, Herbert Hoover (May 11, 1931). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5618-exclusion-public-lands-from-the-crook-national-forest-arizona-for.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
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 boundaries of the Crook National Forest be modified by excluding therefrom the following described land in the State of Arizona: Gila and Salt River Meridian In T. 2 S., R. 12 E., NE. ¼ NE. ¼ SW. ¼ sec. 3, excepting from said legal subdivision Homestead Entry Survey No. 437. Subject to valid existing claims, the land excluded from the national forest by this order is hereby reserved for town-site purposes. This order shall continue in full force and effect unless and until revoked by the President or by act of Congress. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, May 11, 1931.
