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Executive Order 9860 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9860—Restoring Certain Land, and Granting an Easement in Certain Other Land, to the Territory of Hawaii

Saturday, May 31, 1947
4 min read (754 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 Harry S Truman on 1947-05-31, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Restoring Certain Land, and Granting an Easement in Certain Other Land, to the Territory of Hawaii." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

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

159, as amended by section 7 of the act of May 27, 1910, 36 Stat.
4476, and as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows: 1.
1, is hereby restored to the jurisdiction of the Territory of Hawaii: Beginning at the North corner of this piece of land on the Northeast boundary of Keehi Lagoon Seaplane Runway "D" and also on the boundary between Mokauea Fishery, Territorial Condemnation, Law No.
1, is hereby made subject to an easement in favor of the Territory of Hawaii for the construction and maintenance of a breakwater: Beginning at the Northwest corner of this piece of land on the Southeast boundary of Keehi Lagoon Seaplane Runway "D" and also on the boundary between Mokauea Fishery, Territorial Condemnation, Law No.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners
Total Words
754
4,538 characters
Estimated Read Time
4 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
8.2
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9860, Harry S Truman (May 31, 1947). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9860-restoring-certain-land-and-granting-easement-certain-other-land-the.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)