Executive Order 6269 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 6269—Withdrawal of Land for Use by the Washington-Alaska Military Cable and Telegraph System

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Wednesday, September 6, 1933

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1 min read (130 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 1933-09-06, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Withdrawal of Land for Use by the Washington-Alaska Military Cable and Telegraph System." 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), as amended by the act of August 24, 1912 (ch.

▪ Of America, containing 20.55 acres, be, and the same is hereby, withdrawn and reserved, subject to any valid existing rights, for use by the Washington-Alaska Military Cable and Telegraph System.

▪ 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

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises

Total Words

130

735 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

7.6

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 6269, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Sep 6, 1933). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6269-withdrawal-land-for-use-the-washington-alaska-military-cable-and.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

ALASKA By virtue of the authority vested in me by the act of June 25, 1910 (ch. 421, 36 Stat. 847), as amended by the act of August 24, 1912 (ch. 369, 37 Stat. 497), and subject to the conditions of said acts, it is hereby ordered that a tract of land in Alaska, designated as U.S. Survey No. 1079, trade and manufacturing site of the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Co. of America, containing 20.55 acres, be, and the same is hereby, withdrawn and reserved, subject to any valid existing rights, for use by the Washington-Alaska Military Cable and Telegraph System. 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, September 6, 1933.