Executive Order 8372 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8372—Modification of Executive Order No. 6957 of February 4, 1935, Withdrawing Public Lands

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Saturday, March 9, 1940

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1 min read (148 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 1940-03-09, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Modification of Executive Order No. 6957 of February 4, 1935, Withdrawing Public Lands." 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.

▪ 6957 of February 4, 1935, withdrawing certain lands in Alaska for classification and other purposes, is hereby modified to the extent necessary to permit the Secretary of the Interior to issue a coal prospecting permit to the Alaska Matanuska Coal Company under section 3 of the leasing act of October 20, 1914, c.

▪ 742, as amended by the act of March 4, 1921, c.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

148

788 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 8372, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Mar 9, 1940). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8372-modification-executive-order-no-6957-february-4-1935-withdrawing.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

ALASKA 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, Executive Order No. 6957 of February 4, 1935, withdrawing certain lands in Alaska for classification and other purposes, is hereby modified to the extent necessary to permit the Secretary of the Interior to issue a coal prospecting permit to the Alaska Matanuska Coal Company under section 3 of the leasing act of October 20, 1914, c. 330, 38 Stat. 742, as amended by the act of March 4, 1921, c. 152, 41 Stat. 1363, for the following-described lands: SEWARD MERIDIAN T. 19 N., R. 2 E., sec. 21, SE¼; sec. 22, N½, SW¼, W½SE¼; sec. 27, N½, SW¼; sec. 28, E½. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, March 9, 1940.