Executive Order 5975 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 5975—Setting Aside Certain Lands as a Site for a Federal Building, Oklahoma

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Friday, December 16, 1932

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1 min read (160 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 1932-12-16, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Setting Aside Certain Lands as a Site for a Federal Building, Oklahoma." 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

▪ That the custody and control of said lot 1 of block 40 be, and the same is hereby, transferred to the Treasury Department to be used as the site of a Federal building.

▪ 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 Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Financial Institutions & Monetary Authorities

Total Words

160

854 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

11.8

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 5975, Herbert Hoover (Dec 16, 1932). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5975-setting-aside-certain-lands-site-for-federal-building-oklahoma.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By Executive order of May 29, 1902, authority was given for the use of lot 1 of block 40, of Alva, Okla., for post-office purposes. Since said date the lot has at times been used for other purposes, and under date of December 5, 1932, the Treasury Department requested that said lot be transferred from the custody and control of the Department of the Interior to the Treasury Department to be used as the site of a Federal building. In order that there may be no question as to the use of the lot, it is hereby ordered that the custody and control of said lot 1 of block 40 be, and the same is hereby, transferred to the Treasury Department to be used as the site of a Federal building. 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, December 16, 1932.