Executive Order 8540 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8540—Revoking in Part Executive Order No. 8344 of February 10, 1940, and Reserving Public Land for Use as an Air Navigation Site

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Saturday, September 14, 1940

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1 min read (256 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1940-09-14, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Revoking in Part Executive Order No. 8344 of February 10, 1940, and Reserving Public Land for Use as an Air Navigation Site." 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, it is ordered as follows: SEC.

▪ 8344 of February 10, 1940, temporarily withdrawing public lands on Kodiak Island and certain other islands, Alaska, for classification and in aid of legislation, is hereby revoked so far as it affects the tract of public land on Woody Island lying within the following- described boundaries: Beginning at corner No.

▪ Subject to the conditions expressed in the above-mentioned acts, and to all valid existing rights, the land described in section 1 of this order is hereby withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry, and reserved for use by the Department of Commerce as an air-navigation site.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

256

1,425 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. 8540, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Sep 14, 1940). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8540-revoking-part-executive-order-no-8344-february-10-1940-and-reserving.

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, it is ordered as follows: SEC. 1. Executive Order No. 8344 of February 10, 1940, temporarily withdrawing public lands on Kodiak Island and certain other islands, Alaska, for classification and in aid of legislation, is hereby revoked so far as it affects the tract of public land on Woody Island lying within the following- described boundaries: Beginning at corner No. 1, from which the point for Cor. No. 1, M. C., United States Survey No. 1675, in approximate latitude 57°46'40" N., and longitude 152°19' W., bears S. 45°45' E., 209.5 feet, thence by metes and bounds. S. 60°15' W., 860 feet to corner No. 2; N. 29°45' W., 860 feet to corner No. 3; N. 60°15' E., 860 feet to corner No. 4; S. 29°45' E., 860 feet to corner No. 1, the place of beginning, containing 16.98 acres. SEC. 2. Subject to the conditions expressed in the above-mentioned acts, and to all valid existing rights, the land described in section 1 of this order is hereby withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry, and reserved for use by the Department of Commerce as an air-navigation site. SEC. 3. The reservation made by section 2 of this order shall remain in force until revoked by the President or by act of Congress. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, September 14, 1940.