Executive Order 8783 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8783—Withdrawal of Public Lands: Public Water Reserve No. 162

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Thursday, June 12, 1941

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1 min read (126 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 1941-06-12, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Withdrawal of Public Lands: Public Water Reserve No. 162." 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

▪ 847, as amended by the act of August 24, 1912, c.

▪ 497, and subject to the conditions therein expressed and to valid existing rights, it is ordered that the following-described public lands be, and they are hereby, withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry and reserved for public use for stock-watering purposes in accordance with the provisions of section 10 of the act of December 29, 1916, 39 Stat.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

126

691 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

7.1

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 8783, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jun 12, 1941). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8783-withdrawal-public-lands-public-water-reserve-no-162.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

CALIFORNIA By virtue of and pursuant to 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and to valid existing rights, it is ordered that the following-described public lands be, and they are hereby, withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry and reserved for public use for stock-watering purposes in accordance with the provisions of section 10 of the act of December 29, 1916, 39 Stat. 862, 865: CALIFORNIA MOUNT DIABLO MERIDIAN T. 1 N., R. 28 E., sec. 6, SW¼; sec. 7, N½ lot 1 of NW¼. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, June 12, 1941.