Executive Order 8344 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8344—Withdrawal of Public Land for Classification

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Saturday, February 10, 1940

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1 min read (229 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 Land for Classification." 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, as amended by the act of August 24, 1912, c.

▪ 1389 and all the vacant, unappropriated, and unreserved public land lying between amended U.

▪ The withdrawal made by this order shall be subject to all valid existing rights and to all existing withdrawals and reservations made for public purposes.

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

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

229

1,382 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 8344, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Feb 10, 1940). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8344-withdrawal-public-land-for-classification.

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, it is ordered that the following-described public lands in the Territory of Alaska be, and they are hereby, temporarily withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry for classification and in aid of legislation: All of Kodiak, Whale, Uganik, Spruce, Sitkalidak, and Aiaktalik Islands, Alaska, including all adjacent islands, rocks and pinnacles within two miles of the shores thereof, comprising approximately 2,500,000 acres, but excluding from the force and effect of this withdrawal approximately 570.42 acres embracing the lands in amended U.S. Survey No. 1272, U. S. Survey No. 1389 and all the vacant, unappropriated, and unreserved public land lying between amended U. S. Survey No. 1272 and the east boundary of the Naval Reserve withdrawn by Executive Order No. 8278 of October 28, 1939, and between the steep high hills and the waters of St. Paul Harbor. The withdrawal made by this order shall be subject to all valid existing rights and to all existing withdrawals and reservations made for public purposes. 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.