Executive Order 6616 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 6616—Withdrawal of Public Lands for Use as an Addition to the Cordova Aviation Landing Field, Alaska

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Monday, February 26, 1934

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1 min read (260 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1934-02-26, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Withdrawal of Public Lands for Use as an Addition to the Cordova Aviation Landing Field, Alaska." 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), as amended by the act of August 24, 1912 (ch.

▪ 497), and subject to the conditions therein expressed and to all valid existing rights, it is ordered that the public lands in the Territory of Alaska included within the following-described boundaries be, and they are hereby, withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry and reserved for use as an addition to the Cordova Aviation Landing Field, Alaska: Beginning at comer no.

▪ 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

🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

260

1,458 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

7.7

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 6616, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Feb 26, 1934). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6616-withdrawal-public-lands-for-use-addition-the-cordova-aviation-landing.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

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 therein expressed and to all valid existing rights, it is ordered that the public lands in the Territory of Alaska included within the following-described boundaries be, and they are hereby, withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry and reserved for use as an addition to the Cordova Aviation Landing Field, Alaska: Beginning at comer no. 4 of U.S. Survey No. 1668, which is seventy-five hundredths (0.75) chains south of witness corner M C and forty-six and seventeen hundredths (46.17) chains north of W C 4 M C survey 900; thence S. 62°45' W., 2.55 chs.; thence S. 85°30' W., 6.30 chs.; thence S. 52°30' W., 4.71 chs.; thence S. 80°45' W., 3.51 chs.; thence N. 88°30' W., 5.13 chs.; thence N. 58°45' W., 2.66 chs.; thence S. 43°00' W., 3.10 chs.; thence S. 84°00' W., 2.32 chs.; thence S. 84°54' W., 15.30 chs.; thence N. 76°30' W., 6.81 chs.; thence S. 73°33' W., 4.06 chs.; thence south 4.10 chs.; thence N. 84°22'30" E., 53.59 chs.; thence north 5.86 chs. to point of beginning, containing approximately 18.22 acres, in front of said survey no. 1668, and in the bed of Eyak Lake. 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, February 26, 1934.