Executive Order 5987 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 5987—Revocation of Withdrawal of Public Lands in California

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Wednesday, January 4, 1933

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1 min read (118 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 1933-01-04, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Revocation of Withdrawal of Public Lands in California." 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

▪ 4652, dated May 18, 1927, withdrawing certain public lands for use by the Department of Commerce as air mail beacon sites and landing fields, be, and the same is hereby, revoked in so far as it affects the following-described lands in California: San Bernardino Meridian T.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

118

577 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

7.3

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 5987, Herbert Hoover (Jan 4, 1933). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5987-revocation-withdrawal-public-lands-california.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

It is hereby ordered that Executive Order No. 4652, dated May 18, 1927, withdrawing certain public lands for use by the Department of Commerce as air mail beacon sites and landing fields, be, and the same is hereby, revoked in so far as it affects the following-described lands in California: San Bernardino Meridian T. 13 N., R. 8 E., sec. 1, W. ½. T. 15 N., R. 11 E., sec. 4 except 4.16 acres in patented mineral entry. T. 16 N., R. 12 E., sec. 21, NE. ¼, S. ½ NW. ¼, and S. ½ sec. 28, N. ½ NE. ¼, N. ½ NW. ¼, and SW. ¼ NW. ¼. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, January 4, 1933.