Executive Order 8411 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8411—Withdrawal of Public Land for the Use of the Alaska Road Commission

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Thursday, May 16, 1940

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1 min read (257 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 1940-05-16, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Withdrawal of Public Land for the Use of the Alaska Road Commission." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

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.

▪ 497, and subject to the conditions therein expressed and to all valid existing rights, it is ordered that the following-described tract of public land in Alaska be, and it is hereby, temporarily withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry and reserved for the use of the Alaska Road Commission: Beginning at Cor.

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

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

257

1,389 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

6.4

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 8411, Franklin D. Roosevelt (May 16, 1940). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8411-withdrawal-public-land-for-the-use-the-alaska-road-commission.

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 all valid existing rights, it is ordered that the following-described tract of public land in Alaska be, and it is hereby, temporarily withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry and reserved for the use of the Alaska Road Commission: Beginning at Cor. No. 1, which is a point S. 65°30' E. 30 feet at right angles from the center of the Candle Landing-Takotna Road and N. 24°30' E. 154 feet from where the road as extended would intersect the west bank of the Kuskokwim River; thence N. 24°30' E. 600 feet paralleling the last tangent on the river end of said road to Cor. No. 2; thence S. 65°30' E. 319 feet to Cor. No. 3, which is on the west bank of the Kuskokwim River; thence S. 47°41' W. 653 feet along the top of the bank of the Kuskokwim River to Cor. No. 4; thence N. 65°30’ W. 62 feet to place of beginning, containing 2.62 acres more or less and located approximately 23 miles down the Kuskokwim River from McGrath and in the McGrath Recording Precinct in approximately N. Latitude 62°52' and W. Longitude 155°40'. This order shall remain in force until revoked by the President or by act of Congress. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, May 16, 1940.