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Executive Order 5985 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 5985—Coal Land Restoration, Montana No. 88

Herbert Hoover Herbert Hoover
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Tuesday, January 3, 1933
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3 min read (682 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 1933-01-03, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Coal Land Restoration, Montana No. 88." 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

▪ 1, as affects the lands hereinafter described is hereby revoked: Montana Meridian T.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People
Total Words
682
2,696 characters
Estimated Read Time
3 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
3.1
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations 

Exec. Order No. 5985, Herbert Hoover (Jan 3, 1933). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5985-coal-land-restoration-montana-no-88.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →
So much of Executive order of July 9, 1910, creating Coal Land Withdrawal, Montana No. 1, as affects the lands hereinafter described is hereby revoked: Montana Meridian T. 24 N., R. 15 E., all. T. 24 N., R. 16 E., all. T. 25 N., R. 16 E., all. T. 22 N., R. 17 E., sec. 1, all; sec. 2, all; sec. 11, all; sec. 12, all. T. 23 N., R. 17 E., secs. 1 to 21, inclusive; sec. 22, N. ½; sec. 23, N. ½; sec. 24, all; sec. 25, all; secs. 28 to 36, inclusive. T. 24 N., R. 17 E., all. T. 25 N., R. 17 E., all. T. 23 N., R. 18 E., all. T. 24 N., R. 18 E., all. T. 25 N., R. 18 E., all. T. 24 N., R. 19 E., all. T. 25 N., R. 19 E., all. T. 26 N., R. 19 E., all. T. 24 N., R. 20 E., all. T. 25 N., R. 20 E., all. T. 26 N., R. 20 E., all. T. 27 N., R. 20 E., sec. 1, all; sec. 2, lots 1 to 12, inclusive, and SE. ¼; sec. 3, lots 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, and 10; sec. 7, all; sec. 11, E. ½; sec. 12, all; sec. 15, SW. ¼ and SW. ¼ SE. ½; sec. 17, SE. ¼; sec. 20, E. ½; sec. 21, W. ½ NW. ¼, SE. ¼ NW. ¼, SW. ¼, W. ½ SE. ¼, and SE. ¼ SE. ¼; sec. 22, W. ½ NE. ¼, SE. ¼ NE. ¼, NW. ¼, NE. ¼ SW. ¼, and SE. ¼; sec. 23, SW. ¼ SW. ¼; T. 27 N., R. 20 E., sec. 26, NW. ¼ NW. ¼; sec. 27, NE. ¼ NE. ¼, W. ½ NW. ¼, SE. ¼ NW. ¼, SW. ¼, W. ½ SE. ¼, and SE. ¼ SE. ¼; secs. 28 to 34, inclusive; sec. 35, SW. ¼ NE. ¼, W. ½, and SE. ¼ T. 23 N., R. 21 E., secs. 1 to 18, inclusive. T. 24 N., R. 21 E., all. T. 25 N., R. 21 E., all. T. 26 N., R. 21 E., all. T. 27 N., R. 21 E., secs. 1 to 18, inclusive; sec. 19, lots 1 and 2, NE. ¼, and E. ½ NW. ¼; sec. 20, N. ½, N. ½ SW. ¼, SE. ¼ SW. ¼, and SE. ¼; secs. 21 to 27, inclusive; sec. 28, E. ½, E. ½ W. ½, NW. ¼ NW. ¼, and NW. ¼ SW. ¼; sec. 29, NE. ¼ SE. ¼; sec. 33, NE. ¼ NE. ¼; secs. 34 to 36, inclusive. T. 23 N., R. 22 E., secs. 1 to 17, inclusive; sec. 19, lots 1, 7, and 8, and SE. ¼; sec. 20, all; sec. 21, lots 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9, N. ½, and NE. ¼ SE. ¼; secs. 22 to 25, inclusive; sec. 26, lots 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, NE. ¼, and N. ½ NW. ¼; sec. 27, lots 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, and SW. ¼ NW. ¼; sec. 28, lot 1, W. ½ NE. ¼, SE. ¼ NE. ¼, and NW. ¼; sec. 29, lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, S. ½ NE. ¼, and SE. ¼ NW. ¼; sec. 30, lots 1, 2, 8, and 9. T. 24 N., R. 22 E., all. T. 25 N., R. 22 E., all outside Fort Belknap Indian Reservation. T. 26 N., R. 22 E., all outside Fort Belknap Indian Reservation. T. 27 N., R. 22 E., all outside Fort Belknap Indian Reservation. T. 24 N., R. 23 E., all. T. 25 N., R. 23 E., sec. 15, lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, and S. ½; sec. 16, lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, and S. ½; sec. 17, lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, and S. ½; sec. 18, lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, E. ½ SW. ¼, and SE. ¼; secs. 19 to 22, inclusive; secs. 27 to 36, inclusive. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, January 3, 1933.