Executive Order 8325 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8325—Withdrawal of Public Land for Use of the War Department

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Monday, January 22, 1940

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1 min read (122 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 1940-01-22, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Withdrawal of Public Land for Use of the War Department." 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

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

▪ 497, and subject to the conditions therein expressed and to valid existing rights, it is ordered that the following-described public land in Alaska be, and it is hereby, temporarily withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry, and reserved for the use of the War Department for military purposes: FAIRBANKS MERIDIAN T.

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

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

122

682 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

8.4

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 8325, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jan 22, 1940). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8325-withdrawal-public-land-for-use-the-war-department.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

ALASKA By virtue of 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, and subject to the conditions therein expressed and to valid existing rights, it is ordered that the following-described public land in Alaska be, and it is hereby, temporarily withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry, and reserved for the use of the War Department for military purposes: FAIRBANKS MERIDIAN T. 1 S., R. 1 E., sec. 5, lot 6, containing 14.24 acres. This order shall continue in force until revoked by the President or by act of Congress. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, January 22, 1940.