Executive Order 8192 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8192—Partial Revocation of Executive Order No. 2608 of May 4, 1917, and Rewithdrawal for Use by the Forest as an Addition to an Existing Administrative Site

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Wednesday, July 5, 1939

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1 min read (264 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1939-07-05, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Partial Revocation of Executive Order No. 2608 of May 4, 1917, and Rewithdrawal for Use by the Forest as an Addition to an Existing Administrative Site." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

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 as follows: SECTION 1.

▪ 2608 of May 4, 1917, temporarily withdrawing certain lands along the Alaska Railroad for townsite purposes, is hereby revoked as to the following-described land: Beginning at point for Corner No.

▪ Subject to the conditions expressed in the above-mentioned acts and to valid existing rights, the land described in section 1 of this order is hereby temporarily withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry and reserved for use of the Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, as an addition to an existing administrative site.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

264

1,494 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

7.9

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 8192, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jul 5, 1939). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8192-partial-revocation-executive-order-no-2608-may-4-1917-and.

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 the act of March 12, 1914, c. 37, 38 Stat. 305, and 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 as follows: SECTION 1. Executive Order No. 2608 of May 4, 1917, temporarily withdrawing certain lands along the Alaska Railroad for townsite purposes, is hereby revoked as to the following-described land: Beginning at point for Corner No. 1, U.S. Survey 608, Alaska, on line of mean high water, Kenai Lake, thence N. 78°56' E., 11.07 chains to Corner No. 5; S. 11°04' E., 3.26 chains to Corner No. 4; S. 19°21' E., 6.95 chains to right bank of Ptarmigan Creek; southwesterly, down stream along the right bank of Ptarmigan Creek to line of mean high water, Kenai Lake; northwesterly, along line of mean high water, Kenai Lake, to point for Corner No. 1, U.S. Survey 608, the place of beginning, containing 12.5 acres. SECTION 2. Subject to the conditions expressed in the above-mentioned acts and to valid existing rights, the land described in section 1 of this order is hereby temporarily withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry and reserved for use of the Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, as an addition to an existing administrative site. SECTION 3. The reservation made by section 2 of this order shall remain in force until revoked by the President or by act of Congress. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, July 5, 1939.