Executive Order 8332 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8332—Withdrawal of Public Land for the Improvement of the Flood Channel of the Big Black River

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Thursday, January 25, 1940

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2 min read (351 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 1940-01-25, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Withdrawal of Public Land for the Improvement of the Flood Channel of the Big Black River." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

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, it is ordered as follows: SEC.

▪ 6964 of February 5, 1935, as amended, temporarily withdrawing all public lands in certain states for classification and other purposes, is hereby revoked so far as it affects the land described in section 2 of this order.

▪ The reservation made by section 2 of this order shall remain in force until revoked by the President or by act of Congress.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

351

1,832 characters

Estimated Read Time

2 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

7.2

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 8332, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jan 25, 1940). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8332-withdrawal-public-land-for-the-improvement-the-flood-channel-the-big.

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 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: SEC. 1. Executive Order No. 6964 of February 5, 1935, as amended, temporarily withdrawing all public lands in certain states for classification and other purposes, is hereby revoked so far as it affects the land described in section 2 of this order. SEC. 2. Subject to the conditions expressed in the above-mentioned acts and to valid existing rights, the following-described public land in Mississippi is hereby withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry, and reserved for use in connection with the project for the improvement of the flood channel of the Big Black River, under the supervision of the War Department as authorized by the act of June 22, 1936, c. 688, 49 Stat. 1570, 1576: CHOCTAW MERIDIAN A tract of land described by metes and bounds as follows: Beginning at a point on the left bank of the Big Black River on the line between sec. 31, T. 10 N., R. 1 E. and sec. 36, T. 10 N., R. 1 W., from which the corner of secs. 5, 6, 31 and 32, Tps. 9 and 10 N., R. 1 E. bears S. 88 degrees 00' E. 75.95 chains distant; thence north 6.22 chains, along the line between sec. 31, T. 10 N., R. 1 E., and sec. 36, T. 10 N., R. 1 W.; thence S. 42 degrees 02' W. approximately 1.35 chains to the left bank of Big Black River; thence along the left bank of Big Black River, S 9 degrees 45' E., approximately 5.30 chains, to the place of beginning, containing 0.29 of an acre, being a part of lot 9, sec. 36, T. 10 N., R. 1 W. SEC. 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, January 25, 1940.