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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1942-01-12, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Transferring Control of the Airport Near Tonopah, Nevada, to 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
▪212 (e), there is hereby transferred to the Secretary of War for military purposes, until otherwise ordered, full control of the airport on the lands described below, now leased, subject to the provisions of the said act, to the Board of County Commissioners of Nye County, Nevada: Mount Diablo Meridian T.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments
Total Words
117
617 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
7
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 9020, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jan 12, 1942). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9020-transferring-control-the-airport-near-tonopah-nevada-war-department.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
Under authority of section 2 (e) of the act of May 24, 1928, c. 728, 45 Stat. 728; 49 U.S.C. 212 (e), there is hereby transferred to the Secretary of War for military purposes, until otherwise ordered, full control of the airport on the lands described below, now leased, subject to the provisions of the said act, to the Board of County Commissioners of Nye County, Nevada: Mount Diablo Meridian T. 2 N., R. 44 E., Sec. 6, Lots 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, SE¼NW¼, E½SW¼ Sec. 7, Lot 1, NE¼NW¼ T. 3 N., R. 44 E., Sec. 31, Lots 2, 3, 4, E½SW¼, SE¼NW¼; containing 617.87 acres. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, January 12, 1942.
