Executive Order 5889 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 5889—Withdrawal of Public Lands for Use in Connection with San Carlos Indian Irrigation Project

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Saturday, July 16, 1932

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1 min read (299 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 1932-07-16, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Withdrawal of Public Lands for Use in Connection with San Carlos Indian Irrigation Project." 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

▪ 847-848), as amended by the act of August 24, 1912 (37 Stat.

▪ That the following-described tracts of public lands in New Mexico be, and they are hereby, withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry, except as provided in said acts, for use in connection with the San Carlos Indian Irrigation Project, subject to any valid rights or claims initiated prior to the date hereof: New Mexico Principal Meridian T.

▪ 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

🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

299

1,383 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

6.2

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 5889, Herbert Hoover (Jul 16, 1932). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5889-withdrawal-public-lands-for-use-connection-with-san-carlos-indian.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Under authority of the act of Congress approved June 25, 1910 (36 Stat. 847-848), as amended by the act of August 24, 1912 (37 Stat. 497), it is hereby ordered that the following-described tracts of public lands in New Mexico be, and they are hereby, withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry, except as provided in said acts, for use in connection with the San Carlos Indian Irrigation Project, subject to any valid rights or claims initiated prior to the date hereof: New Mexico Principal Meridian T. 18 S., R. 17 W., sec. 5, all; sec. 6, E. ½; sec. 7, all; sec. 8, N. ½; sec. 18, N. ½ and SW. ¼. T. 18 S., R. 18 W., sec. 12, E. ½; secs. 13 to 23 inclusive, all; sec. 24, N. ½; sec. 26, N. ½; secs. 27 to 32 inclusive, all; sec. 33, E. ½ NE. ¼, NW. ¼ NE. ¼, NE. ¼ NW. ¼, W. ½ NW. ¼, SW. ¼ and NE. ¼ SE. ¼; sec. 34, N. ½, N. ½ SW. ¼, SE. ¼ SW. ¼, and SE. ¼; sec. 35, all. T. 19 S., R. 18 W., sec. 4, all; sec. 5, all; sec. 6, all; sec. 7, N. ½ N. ½, SW. ¼ SW. ¼, and SE. ¼ SE. ¼; sec. 8, all. T. 18 S., R. 19 W., secs. 13, 24, 25, 29, 32 to 36 inclusive, all. T. 19 S., R. 19 W., secs. 1 to 5 inclusive, 8 to 12 inclusive, 15 to 22 inclusive, 30, and 31, all. T. 19 S., R. 20 W., secs. 7 to 24 inclusive, all. 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, July 16, 1932.