Executive Order 8343 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8343—Withdrawal of Public Lands for Military Purposes

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Saturday, February 10, 1940

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1 min read (259 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 1940-02-10, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Withdrawal of Public Lands for Military Purposes." 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, and subject to the conditions therein expressed and to valid existing rights, it is ordered as follows: SEC.

▪ The public lands in the following-described areas in the Territory of Alaska are hereby temporarily withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, entry, and all forms of appropriation, and reserved for the use of the War Department for military purposes, in connection with an Air Corps station as authorized by the act of August 12, 1935, c.

▪ 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

259

1,391 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

6.2

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 8343, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Feb 10, 1940). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8343-withdrawal-public-lands-for-military-purposes.

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 as follows: SEC. 1. The public lands in the following-described areas in the Territory of Alaska are hereby temporarily withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, entry, and all forms of appropriation, and reserved for the use of the War Department for military purposes, in connection with an Air Corps station as authorized by the act of August 12, 1935, c. 511, 49 Stat. 610: SEWARD MERIDIAN T. 13 N., R. 3 W., sec. 1, all, except H. E. Survey No. 51; sec. 2, all; sec. 6, lot 2. T. 14 N., R. 3 W., secs. 1, 2, 3, 9 to 13, inclusive; sec. 14, lots 1, 2, 3, 4, S½N½; sec. 15, lots 1, 2, 3, 4, N½S½; sec. 21, NE¼NE¼, E½SE¼NE¼; sec. 22, N½, SE¼, NE¼SW¼, S½SW¼; sec. 24, NW¼NW¼, E½E½, SW¼SE¼, SW¼SW¼, lots 4, 5, 6; sec. 33, NE¼NW¼, SE¼. SEC. 2. Public lands within any of the above-described areas which are on the date of this order under existing reservations for public purposes are exempted from the provisions of this order so long as such existing reservations remain in force. SEC. 3. This order shall continue in force until revoked by the President or by act of Congress. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, February 10, 1940.