Executive Order 5913 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 5913—Reserving Certain Lots for Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas

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Thursday, August 25, 1932

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1 min read (135 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 1932-08-25, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Reserving Certain Lots for Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas." 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

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

▪ 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

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

135

748 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

10.1

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 5913, Herbert Hoover (Aug 25, 1932). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5913-reserving-certain-lots-for-hot-springs-national-park-arkansas.

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 lots 4, 5, and 7 to 14, inclusive, of block 188 and all of block 189, of the Hot Springs Reservation, Ark., as shown on the plat approved by the United States Commissioners December 16, 1878, be, and the same are hereby, temporarily reserved from all other forms of disposal for the use and benefit of the Hot Springs National Park, subject to valid existing rights and subject to the conditions of the aforesaid acts. 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 25, 1932.