Executive Order 8437 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8437—Power Site Restoration No. 493. Partial Revocation of Executive Order of November 22, 1924, Creating Power Site Reserve No. 759

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Tuesday, June 11, 1940

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1 min read (166 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 1940-06-11, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Power Site Restoration No. 493. Partial Revocation of Executive Order of November 22, 1924, Creating Power Site Reserve No. 759." 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

▪ 759, is hereby revoked as to the following-described lands: NEW MEXICO PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN T.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

166

817 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

1.4

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 8437, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jun 11, 1940). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8437-power-site-restoration-no-493-partial-revocation-executive-order.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

NEW MEXICO By virtue of the authority vested in me by the act of June 25, 1910, ch. 421, 36 Stat. 847, the Executive Order of November 22, 1924, creating Power Site Reserve No. 759, is hereby revoked as to the following-described lands: NEW MEXICO PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN T. 12 S., R. 20 W., sec. 1, lot 4, SW¼NW¼ , and SW¼; sec. 3, W½; sec. 4, NE¼; sec. 10, W½E½, and E½W½; sec. 15, W½E½ , E½W½, and SE¼SE¼; sec. 22, W½E½, and W½; sec. 23, E½SE¼ ; sec. 24, SW¼; sec. 26, NE¼NE¼, S½NE¼, NE¼SW¼, S½SW¼, and SE¼; sec. 27, N½ and SW¼; sec. 28, E½ and SW¼; sec. 29, S½; sec. 30, S½SW¼, and SE¼; sec. 31, NW¼, and S½SE¼; sec. 32, S½S½; sec. 33, S½S½; sec. 34, S½S½; sec. 35, N½NW¼, and S½SW¼. T. 13 S., R. 20 W., sec. 3, NW¼; sec. 4, N½ ; sec. 5, N½, and N½S½; sec. 6, all. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, June 11, 1940.