Executive Order 8742 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8742—Partial Revocation of Executive Order of July 9, 1910, Creating Coal Land Withdrawal, Montana No. 1

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Wednesday, April 23, 1941

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1 min read (245 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 1941-04-23, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Partial Revocation of Executive Order of July 9, 1910, Creating Coal Land Withdrawal, Montana No. 1." 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

▪ 1, is hereby revoked as to the following-described lands: MONTANA MONTANA MERIDIAN T.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

245

1,033 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

7.7

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 8742, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Apr 23, 1941). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8742-partial-revocation-executive-order-july-9-1910-creating-coal-land.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

COAL LAND RESTORATION, MONTANA NO. 93 By virtue of the authority vested in me by the act of June 25, 1910, ch. 421, 36 Stat. 847, the Executive order of July 9, 1910, creating Coal Land Withdrawal, Montana No. 1, is hereby revoked as to the following-described lands: MONTANA MONTANA MERIDIAN T. 19 N., R. 50 E., all. T. 20 N., R. 50 E., all. T. 21 N., R. 50 E., all. T. 22 N., R. 50 E., all. T. 23 N., R. 50 E., all. T. 21 N., R. 51 E., all. T. 22 N., R. 51 E., all except SE¼SE¼, sec. 8. T. 23 N.. R. 51 E., all. T. 24 N., R. 51 E., all. T. 21 N., R. 52 E., all. T. 22 N., R. 52 E., all. T. 23 N., R. 52 E., all. T. 24 N., R. 52 E., all. T. 21 N., R. 53 E., all except lot 1, sec. 30. T. 22 N., R. 53 E., all. T. 23 N., R. 53 E., all. T. 24 N., R. 53 E.. all. T. 21 N., R. 54 E., all except SW¼, sec. 3. T. 22 N., R. 54 E., all. T. 23 N., R. 54 E., all except SW¼SE¼, sec. 28.. T. 24 N., R. 54 E., all. T. 21 N., R. 55 E., all. T. 22 N., R. 55 E., all. T. 23 N., R. 55 E., all. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, April 23, 1941.