Executive Order 5904 Constitutional Fidelity (+0.33)

Executive Order 5904—Withdrawal of Land for Use of the Navy Department, Wyoming

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Thursday, August 18, 1932

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1 min read (114 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 1932-08-18, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Withdrawal of Land for Use of the Navy Department, Wyoming." 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

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

▪ Of the sixth principal meridian, containing 160 acres, be, and the same is hereby, withdrawn subject to valid existing rights, for the use of the Navy Department in connection with Naval Petroleum Reserve No.

▪ 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

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

114

588 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

7.5

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.33

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 5904, Herbert Hoover (Aug 18, 1932). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5904-withdrawal-land-for-use-the-navy-department-wyoming.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Pursuant to the act of 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 SW. ¼ NE. ¼, NW. ¼ SE. ¼, and S. ½ SE. ¼ sec. 9, T. 38 N., R. 78 W. of the sixth principal meridian, containing 160 acres, be, and the same is hereby, withdrawn subject to valid existing rights, for the use of the Navy Department in connection with Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 3. 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, August 18, 1932.