Executive Order 8100 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8100—Enlarging the Homochitto National Forest

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Friday, April 28, 1939

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1 min read (131 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 1939-04-28, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Enlarging the Homochitto National Forest." 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

▪ 1095, 1103, as amended (U.S.C., title 16, sec.

▪ 473), it is ordered that, subject to valid existing rights, the following-described public land in Mississippi be, and it is hereby, included in and reserved as a part of the Homochitto National Forest: WASHINGTON MERIDIAN T.

▪ 6964 of February 5, 1935, as amended, withdrawing public lands for classification, is hereby revoked so far as it affects the above-described land.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

131

736 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 8100, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Apr 28, 1939). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8100-enlarging-the-homochitto-national-forest.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

MISSISSIPPI By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 24 of the act of March 3, 1891, 26 Stat. 1095, 1103, as amended (U.S.C., title 16, sec. 471), and by the act of June 4, 1897, 30 Stat. 34, 36 (U.S.C., title 16, sec. 473), it is ordered that, subject to valid existing rights, the following-described public land in Mississippi be, and it is hereby, included in and reserved as a part of the Homochitto National Forest: WASHINGTON MERIDIAN T. 4 N., R. 2 W., sec. 37, lot 4, 34.80 acres. Executive Order No. 6964 of February 5, 1935, as amended, withdrawing public lands for classification, is hereby revoked so far as it affects the above-described land. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, April 28, 1939.