Executive Order 5735 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 5735—Revocation of Withdrawal of Public Lands for Resurvey, New Mexico

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Tuesday, October 20, 1931

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1 min read (199 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 1931-10-20, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Revocation of Withdrawal of Public Lands for Resurvey, 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

▪ 8 W., New Mexico principal meridian, New Mexico, pending a resurvey, be, and the same is hereby, revoked.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

199

1,188 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

15.1

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 5735, Herbert Hoover (Oct 20, 1931). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5735-revocation-withdrawal-public-lands-for-resurvey-new-mexico.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

It is hereby ordered that Executive Order No. 4942, dated July 30, 1928, which withdrew the public lands in T. 6 S., R. 8 W., New Mexico principal meridian, New Mexico, pending a resurvey, be, and the same is hereby, revoked. And it is hereby ordered, pursuant to Public Resolution 85 of June 12, 1930 (46 Stat. 580), that, subject to valid rights, the unreserved public lands in said township, if otherwise subject to disposition, shall be opened, under the terms and conditions of such resolution and the regulations issued thereunder, to entry under the homestead or desert land laws only, by qualified ex-service men for whose service recognition is granted by the resolution, for a period of 91 days beginning with the date of the official filing of the plat of resurvey of said township, and thereafter to appropriation by the general public under any public land law applicable thereto. Subsequent to the date hereof and prior to the date of restoration to general disposition as herein provided, no rights may be acquired to the released land by settlement in advance of entry or otherwise, except strictly in accordance herewith. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, October 20, 1931.