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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1939-09-06, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Construction of Executive Order of September 16, 1889, Enlarging Fort Meade Wood and Timber Military Reservation." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.
Constitutional Assessment: Scrutinized through Article II, Section 2, this action exercises the President's constitutional role as Commander in Chief. Early Framers recognized broad executive discretion in commanding military forces during conflict, provided it remains bounded by congressional declarations and respects civilian domestic courts.
Key Directives & Operative Actions
▪The Executive order of September 16, 1889, adding a certain tract of land to the Fort Meade Wood and Timber Military Reservation, shall be construed to embrace sections 4, 5, and 6, T.
▪4244 of June 5, 1925, establishing the Fort Meade Wood and Timber Military Reservation as the Meade District of the Black Hills National Forest, is hereby modified to the extent necessary to conform with section 1 of this order.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments
Total Words
146
809 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
10.6
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 8240, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Sep 6, 1939). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8240-construction-executive-order-september-16-1889-enlarging-fort-meade.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
SOUTH DAKOTA By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, and by section 9 of the act of June 7, 1924, 43 Stat. 653, 655, it is hereby ordered as follows: SECTION 1. The Executive order of September 16, 1889, adding a certain tract of land to the Fort Meade Wood and Timber Military Reservation, shall be construed to embrace sections 4, 5, and 6, T. 4 N., R. 5 E., Black Hills Meridian, South Dakota, in conformity with the plat of survey approved May 16, 1905. SECTION 2. Executive Order No. 4244 of June 5, 1925, establishing the Fort Meade Wood and Timber Military Reservation as the Meade District of the Black Hills National Forest, is hereby modified to the extent necessary to conform with section 1 of this order. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, September 6, 1939.
