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This executive order, signed by President Herbert Hoover on 1931-08-18, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Right of Way for Gas Pipe Line, International Boundary Strip, United States and Mexico, Arizona." 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
▪758 of May 27, 1907, reserving a strip of land along the boundary line between the United States and the Republic of Mexico, is hereby modified to the extent of authorizing him to approve an application filed by the Western Gas Co.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Branch Departments
🏛️ General Body of the People
Total Words
99
582 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
11.3
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 5689, Herbert Hoover (Aug 18, 1931). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5689-right-way-for-gas-pipe-line-international-boundary-strip-united.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
Upon recommendation of the Acting Secretary of the Interior, Presidential Proclamation No. 758 of May 27, 1907, reserving a strip of land along the boundary line between the United States and the Republic of Mexico, is hereby modified to the extent of authorizing him to approve an application filed by the Western Gas Co. pursuant to the provisions of section 28 of the act of Congress approved February 25, 1920 (41 Stat. 437), for right of way for a pipe line for transporting natural gas crossing certain lands within said strip. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, August 18, 1931.
