Executive Order 8649 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8649—Withdrawing Public Land for the Use of the Department of State

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Thursday, January 23, 1941

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1 min read (212 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 1941-01-23, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Withdrawing Public Land for the Use of the Department of State." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: Reviewed under the Tenth Amendment and the principle of dual federalism, this order touches upon domains traditionally reserved to the sovereign States. The Framers would caution against any attempt to commandeer state officers or displace local police powers through federal executive fiat.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ 118, as amended by the act of August 19, 1935, c.

▪ 1463, it is ordered that, subject to valid existing rights, the following-described lands be, and they are hereby, withdrawn from all forms of appropriation under the public-land laws, including the mining laws, and reserved for the use of the Department of State in connection with the Rio Grande Canalization project, authorized by the said acts: New Mexico Principal Meridian T.

▪ 6910 of November 26, 1934, as amended, and it is subject to the condition that livestock shall be permitted to cross the above-described lands for watering purposes.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

212

1,127 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

6.6

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 8649, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jan 23, 1941). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8649-withdrawing-public-land-for-the-use-the-department-state.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

NEW MEXICO By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 4 of the act of May 13, 1924, c. 153, 43 Stat. 118, as amended by the act of August 19, 1935, c. 561, 49 Stat. 660, by the act of August 29, 1935, c. 805, 49 Stat. 961, and by the act of June 4, 1936, c. 500, 49 Stat. 1463, it is ordered that, subject to valid existing rights, the following-described lands be, and they are hereby, withdrawn from all forms of appropriation under the public-land laws, including the mining laws, and reserved for the use of the Department of State in connection with the Rio Grande Canalization project, authorized by the said acts: New Mexico Principal Meridian T. 21 S.. R. 1 W., sec. 23, lot 5 and SW¼NE¼; T. 22 S., R. 1 W., sec. 1, lot 5; T. 22 8., R. 1 E., sec. 20, lots 1, 2, and 3. This order supersedes as to any of the above-described lands affected thereby the withdrawal made by Executive Order No. 6910 of November 26, 1934, as amended, and it is subject to the condition that livestock shall be permitted to cross the above-described lands for watering purposes. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, January 23, 1941.