Executive Order 8085 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8085—Withdrawal of Public Land for Forest Ranger Station

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Tuesday, April 11, 1939

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1 min read (135 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 1939-04-11, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Withdrawal of Public Land for Forest Ranger Station." 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

▪ 847, as amended by the act of August 24, 1912, c.

▪ 497, it is ordered that the following-described land in Colorado be, and it is hereby, temporarily withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry and reserve, subject to valid existing rights, for use by the Forest Service of the Department of Agriculture as a ranger station In connection with the administration of the Gunnison National Forest: SIXTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN T.

▪ The withdrawal made by this order shall remain in force until revoked by the President or by act of Congress.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

135

759 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

9.5

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 8085, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Apr 11, 1939). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8085-withdrawal-public-land-for-forest-ranger-station.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

COLORADO By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by the act of June 25, 1910, c. 421, 36 Stat. 847, as amended by the act of August 24, 1912, c. 369, 37 Stat. 497, it is ordered that the following-described land in Colorado be, and it is hereby, temporarily withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry and reserve, subject to valid existing rights, for use by the Forest Service of the Department of Agriculture as a ranger station In connection with the administration of the Gunnison National Forest: SIXTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN T. 14 S. R. 86 W., sec. 1, SE¼SW¼; 40 acres. The withdrawal made by this order shall remain in force until revoked by the President or by act of Congress. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, April 11, 1939