Executive Order 6130 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 6130—Reserving Certain Lands for Federal Buildings

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Thursday, May 11, 1933

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1 min read (220 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 Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1933-05-11, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Reserving Certain Lands for Federal Buildings." 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 certain lands, hereinafter described by metes and bounds, being tide lands at the intersection of Mission and Stedman Streets, of Ketchikan, Alaska, be, and the same are hereby, transferred to the custody and control of the Treasury Department and reserved as a site for Federal buildings, subject to valid existing rights, to wit: Beginning at a point marked by a concrete monument, 36 in.

▪ 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

220

1,259 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

6.2

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 6130, Franklin D. Roosevelt (May 11, 1933). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6130-reserving-certain-lands-for-federal-buildings.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

ALASKA It is hereby ordered that certain lands, hereinafter described by metes and bounds, being tide lands at the intersection of Mission and Stedman Streets, of Ketchikan, Alaska, be, and the same are hereby, transferred to the custody and control of the Treasury Department and reserved as a site for Federal buildings, subject to valid existing rights, to wit: Beginning at a point marked by a concrete monument, 36 in. long, 6 in. square, at the comer of Mission and Stedman Streets, Ketchikan, Alaska, from which a X-in. brass plug cemented in bed rock marking the intersection of Mission and Stedman Streets bears S. 16°16' W., 22.00 ft. distant. Thence from said initial point by metes and bounds along the south side of Mission Street, S. 81°39' W., 250.95 ft. to a concrete monument 36 in. long, 6 in. square; S. 30° 21' E., 383.35 ft. to a point; N. 40°53' E., 313.39 ft. to a concrete monument 36 in. long, 6 in. square, on the south side of Stedman Street; N. 49°07' W., 199.11 ft. to the place of beginning. The tract as described contains approximately 75,797.77 square feet. This order shall continue in full force and effect unless and until revoked by the President or by act of Congress. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, May 11, 1933.