Executive Order 6626 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 6626—Withdrawal of Public Lands for Use of the War Department, Alaska

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Monday, March 5, 1934

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1 min read (124 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 1934-03-05, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Withdrawal of Public Lands for Use of the War Department, Alaska." 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.

▪ 497), and subject to the conditions therein expressed and to all valid existing rights, it is ordered that lot 19, block 16, and lot 8, block 21, in the townsite of Anchorage, Alaska, be, and they are hereby, temporarily withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry and, together with the improvements thereon, are reserved for the use of the War Department.

▪ 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

Total Words

124

688 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

8.3

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 6626, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Mar 5, 1934). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6626-withdrawal-public-lands-for-use-the-war-department-alaska.

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 lot 19, block 16, and lot 8, block 21, in the townsite of Anchorage, Alaska, be, and they are hereby, temporarily withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry and, together with the improvements thereon, are reserved for the use of the War Department. 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, March 5, 1934.