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This executive order, signed by President Herbert Hoover on 1932-03-30, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Withdrawal of Public Lands for Naval Ammunition Depot, Nevada." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.
Constitutional Assessment: Scrutinized through Article II, Section 2, this action exercises the President's constitutional role as Commander in Chief. Early Framers recognized broad executive discretion in commanding military forces during conflict, provided it remains bounded by congressional declarations and respects civilian domestic courts.
Key Directives & Operative Actions
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Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners
Total Words
200
1,103 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
11.4
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 5828, Herbert Hoover (Mar 30, 1932). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5828-withdrawal-public-lands-for-naval-ammunition-depot-nevada.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
Pursuant to the authority conferred upon me by the act of Congress approved June 25, 1910 (36 Stat. 847-848; U.S. Code, title 43, sec. 141), as amended by the act of Congress approved August 24, 1912 (37 Stat. 497; U.S. Code, title 43, sec. 142), entitled "AN ACT To authorize the President of the United States to make withdrawals of public lands in certain cases," and subject to the conditions, provisions, and limitations of said acts, it is hereby ordered that subject to any valid existing claim and in so far as title thereto remains in the United States, the hereinafter- described tracts of land be, and the same are hereby, withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, entiy, and all forms of appropriation and held for the exclusive use and benefit of the United States Navy Department for development of and use as an ammunition depot, until this order is revoked by the President or Congress: Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada T. 8 N., R. 28 E., secs. 13, 24, 25, 36, and east half of 23; T. 7N., R. 28 E., sec. 1; T. 7 N., R. 29 E., secs. 5 and 6. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, March 30, 1932.
