Executive Order 5743 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 5743—Partial Revocation of Withdrawal of Public Lands, Arkansas

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Saturday, November 7, 1931

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1 min read (258 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

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This executive order, signed by President Herbert Hoover on 1931-11-07, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Partial Revocation of Withdrawal of Public Lands, Arkansas." 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

▪ 5194 of September 16, 1929, withdrawing certain public lands in Arkansas for classification, be, and it is hereby, revoked in so far as it affects the following described lands: Fifth Principal Meridian T.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

258

1,398 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 5743, Herbert Hoover (Nov 7, 1931). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5743-partial-revocation-withdrawal-public-lands-arkansas.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

It is hereby ordered that Executive Order No. 5194 of September 16, 1929, withdrawing certain public lands in Arkansas for classification, be, and it is hereby, revoked in so far as it affects the following described lands: Fifth Principal Meridian T. 3 N., R. 23 W., that part of the NE. ¼ SW. ¼ sec. 15, lying north and west of the Fourche Lafave River; T. 5 N., R. 26 W., sec. 32, SE. ¼ SE. ¼; T. 1 N., R. 28 W., sec. 5, SW. ¼ SE. ¼; sec. 6, SE. ¼ SE. ¼ and SW. ¼ SW. ¼; T. 1 N., R. 29 W., sec. 1, SE. ¼ SE. ¼. And it is hereby ordered, pursuant to Public Resolution 85, approved June 12, 1930 (46 Stat. 580), that, subject to valid rights, the public lands in the areas released from such withdrawal shall be opened only to entry under the homestead laws by qualified ex-service men for whose service recognition is granted by said resolution, under the terms and conditions of said resolution and the regulations issued thereunder, for a period of 91 days beginning with the 63d day from and after the date hereof, and thereafter to appropriation by the general public under any applicable public land law. Subsequent to the date hereof and prior to the date of restoration to general disposition as herein provided, no right may be acquired to such lands by settlement in advance of entry, or otherwise except strictly in accordance herewith. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, November 7, 1931.