Executive Order 8916 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8916—Revoking Executive Order No. 1030 of February 24, 1909, and Withdrawing Certain Public Lands For Use of the Alaska Road Commission, Department of the Interior, For Aviation Purposes

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Saturday, October 11, 1941

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1 min read (145 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1941-10-11, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Revoking Executive Order No. 1030 of February 24, 1909, and Withdrawing Certain Public Lands For Use of the Alaska Road Commission, Department of the Interior, For Aviation Purposes." 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

▪ ALASKA By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows: 1.

▪ 1030 of February 24, 1909, reserving certain land near Copper Center, Alaska, for the joint use of the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture for educational and agricultural experiment station purposes, is hereby revoked.

▪ The following-described tracts of public land, comprising part of the land reserved by the above-mentioned order, are hereby withdrawn from all forms of appropriation under the public-land laws, including the mining laws, and reserved for the use of the Alaska Road Commission Department of The Intrior, for aviation purposes: COPPER RIVER MERIDIAN T.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

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

Total Words

145

891 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

13.1

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 8916, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Oct 11, 1941). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8916-revoking-executive-order-no-1030-february-24-1909-and-withdrawing.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

ALASKA By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows: 1. Executive Order No. 1030 of February 24, 1909, reserving certain land near Copper Center, Alaska, for the joint use of the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture for educational and agricultural experiment station purposes, is hereby revoked. 2. The following-described tracts of public land, comprising part of the land reserved by the above-mentioned order, are hereby withdrawn from all forms of appropriation under the public-land laws, including the mining laws, and reserved for the use of the Alaska Road Commission Department of The Intrior, for aviation purposes: COPPER RIVER MERIDIAN T. 2 N., R. 1 W., sec. 12, lots 7 and 10. U.S. Survey No. 2186. The areas described aggregate 117.77 acres. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, October 11, 1941.