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Executive Order 6363 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 6363—Revocation of Withdrawal of Public Lands Pending Classification as to Coal

Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Wednesday, October 25, 1933
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6 min read (1,248 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1933-10-25, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Revocation of Withdrawal of Public Lands Pending Classification as to Coal." 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

▪ 847-848), as amended by the act of August 24, 1912 (ch.
▪ 6, respectively, as affects the lands hereinafter described, is hereby revoked: NEW MEXICO MERIDIAN T.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People
Total Words
1,248
5,504 characters
Estimated Read Time
6 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
2.1
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations 

Exec. Order No. 6363, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Oct 25, 1933). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6363-revocation-withdrawal-public-lands-pending-classification-coal.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →
NEW MEXICO By virtue of the authority vested in me by the act of June 25, 1910 (ch. 421, 36 Stat. 847-848), as amended by the act of August 24, 1912 (ch. 369, 37 Stat. 497), so much of Executive orders of July 9, 1910, April 22, 1911, and May 18, 1911, creating coal-land withdrawals, New Mexico No. 1, New Mexico No. 5, and New Mexico No. 6, respectively, as affects the lands hereinafter described, is hereby revoked: NEW MEXICO MERIDIAN T. 11 N., R. 1 E., all outside town of Alameda grant and town of Atrisco grant. T. 12 N., R. 1 E., all outside town of Alameda grant. T. 13 N., R. 1 E., all. T. 14 N., R. 1 E., secs. 1 to 4, inclusive; sec. 5, S½; sec. 7, lots 3 and 4, E½, and E½SW¼; secs. 8 to 36, inclusive. T. 9 N., R. 1 W., all outside town of Atrisco grant, Antonio Sedillo grant, and Pajarito grant. T. 10 N., R. 1 W., all outside town of Atrisco grant. T. 11 N., R. 1 W., all outside Bernabe M. Montano grant and town of Atrisco grant. T. 12 N., R. 1 W., secs. 1 and 2; secs. 11 to 14, inclusive; sec. 15, E½; secs. 22 to 27, inclusive; sec. 28, lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8; sec. 33, lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8; secs. 34 to 36, inclusive. T. 13 N., R. 1 W., secs. 1, 12, and 13; sec. 14, E½; secs. 23 to 26, inclusive; secs. 35 and 36. T. 14 N., R. 1 W., sec. 13, E½; secs. 24, 35, and 36. T. 9 N., R. 2 W., secs. 1 to 5, inclusive. T. 10 N., R. 2 W., secs. 1 to 3, inclusive; secs. 10 to 16, inclusive; secs. 21 to 28, inclusive; secs. 33 to 36, inclusive. T. 11 N., R. 2 W., sec. 25, lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, and S½; sec. 26, lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, and S½; secs. 34 to 36, inclusive. T. 17 N., R. 2 W., sec. 1, lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7; sec. 2, lot 5; secs. 3 to 10, inclusive; sec. 11, lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, and W½W½; sec. 12, lot 1; sec. 14, lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7, N½NW¼, and SW¼NW¼; secs. 15 to 18, inclusive; sec. 19, lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, N½, and N½S½; sec. 20, lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, N½, and N½S½; sec. 21, lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,and 7, N½NW¼, SW¼NW¼, and NW¼SW¼; sec. 22, lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9, NW¼NE¼, and NE¼NW¼; sec. 23, lot 1; sec. 30, lots 1 and 2; sec. 31, lots 1 and 2. T. 16 N., R. 3 W., sec. 5, lot 1, S½NE¼, and SE¼; sec. 7, lots 3 and 4, and SE¼; sec. 8, NE¼, NE¼NW¼, S½NW¼, and SW¼. T. 14 N., R. 4 W., sec. 9, lot 3; sec. 10, lots 5, 8, 7, and 8; sec. 11, lots 5, 6, 7, and 8; sec. 12, lots 5, 6, 7, and 8; secs. 13 to 15, inclusive; sec. 16, lots 5, 6, 7, and 8; sec. 19, lots 5, 6, 7, and 8; sec. 20, lots 5, 8, 7, and 8; sec. 21, lots 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11; secs. 22 to 24, inclusive; sec. 25, lots 1, 2, and 3, and N½; sec. 26, lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, and N½N½; sec. 27, lots 1, 2, and 3, and N½N½; sec. 28, lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, and NW¼NE¼; sec. 29, lots 1, 2, 3, and 4; sec. 30, lot 1. T. 17 N., R. 5 W., all. T. 17 N., R. 6 W., all. T. 16 N., R. 7 W., secs. 1 to 23, inclusive; sec. 24, N½NE¼, SW¼NE¼, NW¼N½SW¼ and SW¼SW¼; sec. 26, lots 4 and 8, N½NE¼, SW¼NE¼, NW¼, and NW¼SW¼; secs. 27 to 34, inclusive; sec. 35, W½NW¼ and SW¼ T. 17 N., R. 7 W., all. T. 16 N., R. 8 W., secs. 1 to 31, inclusive; sec. 32, E½NE¼; secs. 33 to 36, inclusive. T. 17 N., R. 8 W., all. T. 18 N., R. 8 W., all. T. 15 N., R. 9 W., sec. 1, all; sec. 2, lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, S½NE¼, and SE¼; sec. 3, lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, S½N½, SW¼, and N½SE¼; sec. 4, all; sec. 5, lots 1 and 2, S½NE¼, SE¼NW¼, and S½; sec. 8, N½, SW¼, N½SE¼, and SW¼SE¼; sec. 9, N½NE¼ and NW¼; sec. 10, NE¼SW¼, S½SW¼, and SE¼; sec. 11, NE¼, NE¼NW¼, S½NW¼, and S½; secs. 12 to 15, inclusive. T. 16 N., R. & W., secs. 1 to 30, inclusive; sec. 31, S½NE¼, SE¼NW¼, NE¼SW¼, and N½SE¼; sec. 32, SW¼NW¼, and NW¼SW¼; secs. 33 to 36, inclusive. T. 17 N., R. 9 W., all. T. 18 N., R. 9 W., all. T. 19 N., R. 9 W., all. T. 20 N., R. 9 W., all, T. 16 N., R. 10 W., secs. 1 to 18, inclusive. T. 17 N., R. 10 W., all. T. 18 N., R. 10 W., all. T. 19 N., R. 10 W., secs. 1 to 3, inclusive; secs. 5, 7, and 9; sec. 10, SW¼NE¼, SE¼NW¼, NE¼SW¼, and NW¼SE¼; sec. 11, all; secs. 13 to 17, inclusive; sec. 19, all; secs. 21 to 25, inclusive; sec. 26, N½ and NE¼SE¼; sec. 27, all; sec. 28, SE¼SE¼; sec. 29, all; secs. 31 to 33, inclusive; secs. 35 and 36. T. 20 N., R. 10 W., all. T. 17 N., R. 11 W., secs. 1 to 28, inclusive; sec. 29, N½N½, SE¼NE¼, SW¼NW¼, and E½SE¼; sec. 30, lot 1, NE¼, E½NW¼, NE¼SW¼, and N½SE¼; sec. 32, E½NE¼ and NE¼SE¼; secs. 33 to 36, inclusive. T. 18 N., R. 11 W., secs. 1 to 3, inclusive; secs. 5, 7, 9, 11, and 13; secs. 15 to 19, inclusive; sec. 21, all; secs. 23 to 25, inclusive; secs. 27 and 29; secs. 31 to 33, inclusive; secs. 35 and 36. T. 19 N., R. 11 W. secs. 1 to 3, inclusive; secs. 5, 7, 9, 11, and 13; secs. 15 to 17, inclusive; secs. 19, 21, 23, and 25; sec. 26, SW¼NW¼; secs. 27 and 29; secs. 31 to 33, inclusive; secs. 35 and 36. T. 20 N., R. 11 W., all. T. 17 N., R. 12 W., secs. 1 to 18, inclusive. T. 18 N., R. 12 W., all. T. 19 N., R. 12 W., all. T. 20 N., R. 12 W., all. T. 21 N., R. 12 W., all. T. 17 N., R. 13 W., secs. 1 to 6, inclusive; sec. 7, lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, NE¼, E½W½, N½SE¼, and SW¼SE¼; sec. 8, N½NE¼ and NW¼; secs. 9 to 13, inclusive; sec. 14, N½, N½S½, and SE¼SE¼; sec. 15, N½NW¼ and SW¼NW¼; sec. 16, N½, SW¼, and NW¼SE¼; sec. 17, SW¼NW¼, NW¼SW¼, S½S½, and NE¼SE¼; sec. 18, S½NE¼, W½, and SE¼. T. 18 N., R. 13 W., all. T. 19 N., R. 13 W., all. T. 20 N., R. 13 W, all. T. 21 N., R. 13 W., all. T. 29 N., R. 14 W., all outside Navajo Indian Reservation. T. 9 N., R. 16 W., sec. 14, all; sec. 22, SW¼; sec. 26, NW¼. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, October 25, 1933.