Executive Order 8014 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8014—Placing Certain Land Under the Control of the Secretary of the Interior

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Saturday, November 26, 1938

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1 min read (145 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 1938-11-26, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Placing Certain Land Under the Control of the Secretary of the Interior." 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

▪ 103, it is ordered as follows: Section 1.

▪ Michael, and Iditarod Military Reservations, Alaska, are hereby placed under the control of the Secretary of the Interior for disposition as provided in the above-mentioned act, or as may be otherwise provided by law.

▪ The Executive orders of October 20, 1897, May 4, 1908, September 30, 1908, June 6, 1914, and December 16, 1919, reserving certain lands for military purposes, are hereby revoked in so far as they affect the tracts of land designated in section 1 of this order.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments

Total Words

145

834 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 8014, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Nov 26, 1938). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8014-placing-certain-land-under-the-control-the-secretary-the-interior.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

ALASKA By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 1 of the act of July 5, 1884, 23 Stat. 103, it is ordered as follows: Section 1. Having become useless for military purposes, all tracts of land now withdrawn for such purposes at the Circle, Hot Springs, Fort St. Michael, and Iditarod Military Reservations, Alaska, are hereby placed under the control of the Secretary of the Interior for disposition as provided in the above-mentioned act, or as may be otherwise provided by law. Section 2. The Executive orders of October 20, 1897, May 4, 1908, September 30, 1908, June 6, 1914, and December 16, 1919, reserving certain lands for military purposes, are hereby revoked in so far as they affect the tracts of land designated in section 1 of this order. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, November 26, 1938.