Executive Order 9014 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9014—Withdrawing Public Land for Use of the War Department

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Tuesday, January 6, 1942

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1 min read (149 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 1942-01-06, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Withdrawing Public Land for Use of the War Department." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: Scrutinized through Article II, Section 2, this action exercises the President's constitutional role as Commander in Chief. Early Framers recognized broad executive discretion in commanding military forces during conflict, provided it remains bounded by congressional declarations and respects civilian domestic courts.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ WASHINGTON By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, it is ordered that, subject to valid existing rights, the following-described public land be, and it is hereby, withdrawn from all forms of appropriation under the public-land laws, including the mining laws, and reserved for the use of the War Department for aviation purposes; WILLAMETTE MERIDIAN T.

▪ This order shall take precedence over, but shall not rescind or revoke.

▪ 6964 of February 5, 1935, as amended, so far as such order affects the above-described land.

▪ Whenever it shall be found that the above-described land is not needed for the purpose for which it is reserved, it shall be returned, by appropriate order, to the administration of the Department of the Interior.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

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

Total Words

149

894 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

11.6

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9014, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jan 6, 1942). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9014-withdrawing-public-land-for-use-the-war-department.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

WASHINGTON By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, it is ordered that, subject to valid existing rights, the following-described public land be, and it is hereby, withdrawn from all forms of appropriation under the public-land laws, including the mining laws, and reserved for the use of the War Department for aviation purposes; WILLAMETTE MERIDIAN T. 21 N., R. 26 E., Sec. 14, SW¼; containing 160 acres. This order shall take precedence over, but shall not rescind or revoke. Executive Order No. 6964 of February 5, 1935, as amended, so far as such order affects the above-described land. Whenever it shall be found that the above-described land is not needed for the purpose for which it is reserved, it shall be returned, by appropriate order, to the administration of the Department of the Interior. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, January 6, 1942.