Executive Order 6184 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 6184—Helium Reserve No. 2

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Monday, June 26, 1933

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1 min read (174 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 1933-06-26, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Helium Reserve No. 2." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: Scrutinized through Article II, Section 2, this action exercises the President's constitutional role as Commander in Chief. Early Framers recognized broad executive discretion in commanding military forces during conflict, provided it remains bounded by congressional declarations and respects civilian domestic courts.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

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

▪ 1110-1111), as amended by the act of March 3, 1927 (44 Stat.

▪ That all lands hereinafter described be, and the same are hereby, withdrawn, subject to valid existing rights, from all forms of settlement, location, sale, or entry and constituted as Helium Reserve No.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments

Total Words

174

944 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

5.9

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 6184, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jun 26, 1933). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6184-helium-reserve-no-2.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

UTAH 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), and the act of March 3, 1925 (43 Stat. 1110-1111), as amended by the act of March 3, 1927 (44 Stat. 1387-1388), it is hereby ordered that all lands hereinafter described be, and the same are hereby, withdrawn, subject to valid existing rights, from all forms of settlement, location, sale, or entry and constituted as Helium Reserve No. 2 for the purpose of producing helium with which to supply the needs of the Army and Navy and other branches of the Federal Government: UTAH SALT LAKE MERIDIAN T. 18 S., R. 25 E., sec. 33, SW¼NE¼, S½NW¼, N½SW¼, SE¼SW¼, and SE¼; (Unsurveyed) sec. 34, SW¼SW¼. T. 19 S., R. 25 E., sec. 3, lot 4, SW¼NW¼, W½SW¼, and SE¼SW¼; sec. 4, lots 1, 2, and 3, S½NE¼, SE¼NW¼, and SE¼; sec. 9, NE¼NE¼; sec. 10, W½NE¼ and NW¼. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, June 26, 1933.