Executive Order 8054 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8054—Placing Certain Land Under the Control and Jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Treasury

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Thursday, February 23, 1939

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1 min read (87 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 1939-02-23, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Placing Certain Land Under the Control and Jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Treasury." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

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

▪ ALASKA By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States it is ordered that that tract or parcel of land in the Townsite of Wrangell, Alaska, designated on the plat of survey of said Townsite as "U.S.

▪ 1", and comprising 107,831 square feet, more or less, be, and it is hereby, placed under the control and jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Treasury for use as a site for Federal buildings.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Financial Institutions & Monetary Authorities

Total Words

485 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

13.6

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 8054, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Feb 23, 1939). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8054-placing-certain-land-under-the-control-and-jurisdiction-the-secretary.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

ALASKA By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States it is ordered that that tract or parcel of land in the Townsite of Wrangell, Alaska, designated on the plat of survey of said Townsite as "U.S. Reserve No. 1", and comprising 107,831 square feet, more or less, be, and it is hereby, placed under the control and jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Treasury for use as a site for Federal buildings. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, February 23, 1939.