Executive Order 8223 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8223—Modifying Executive Order No. 1919½ of April 21, 1914, and Reserving Certain Lands for Use of the Alaska Road Commission for Aviation Field Purposes

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Monday, August 21, 1939

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1 min read (134 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 1939-08-21, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Modifying Executive Order No. 1919½ of April 21, 1914, and Reserving Certain Lands for Use of the Alaska Road Commission for Aviation Field Purposes." 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, it is ordered as follows: SECTION 1.

▪ 1919½ of April 21, 1914, withdrawing and reserving certain lands in Alaska for townsite purposes, is hereby modified to the extent necessary to permit the following-described town-site lands to be used by the Alaska Road Commission for aviation field purposes, and such lands are hereby reserved and set apart for such use: NENANA TOWN-SITE S½ Block 38 and all Block 45 SECTION 2.

▪ This order shall remain in force until revoked by the President or by act of Congress.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

134

745 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

8.5

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 8223, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Aug 21, 1939). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8223-modifying-executive-order-no-191912-april-21-1914-and-reserving.

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, 38 Stat. 305, 306, and the act of June 25, 1910, c. 421, 36 Stat. 847, it is ordered as follows: SECTION 1. Executive Order No. 1919½ of April 21, 1914, withdrawing and reserving certain lands in Alaska for townsite purposes, is hereby modified to the extent necessary to permit the following-described town-site lands to be used by the Alaska Road Commission for aviation field purposes, and such lands are hereby reserved and set apart for such use: NENANA TOWN-SITE S½ Block 38 and all Block 45 SECTION 2. This order shall remain in force until revoked by the President or by act of Congress. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, August 21, 1939 .