Executive Order 10079 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 10079—Transferring Certain Property in the Virgin Islands to the Permanent Control and Jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior

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Friday, September 9, 1949

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1 min read (273 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 1949-09-09, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Transferring Certain Property in the Virgin Islands to the Permanent Control and Jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior." 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

▪ 1807), and as President of the United States, it is ordered that all the lands, buildings, improvements, and furnishings enumerated under Class Two of the said Executive Order No.

▪ 5602 of April 20, 1931, be, and they are hereby, transferred permanently to the control and jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior for use in the administration of the government of the Virgin Islands.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments

Total Words

273

1,662 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 10079, Harry S Truman (Sep 9, 1949). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10079-transferring-certain-property-the-virgin-islands-the-permanent.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

WHEREAS Executive Order No. 5602 of April 20, 1931, transferred certain lands, buildings, and improvements in the Virgin Islands permanently to the control and jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior for use in the administration of the government of the Virgin Islands, the property so transferred being enumerated under Class One of the order; and WHEREAS the said Executive order also transferred certain other lands, buildings, improvements, and furnishings in the Virgin Islands temporarily to the control and jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior for use in the administration of the government of the Virgin Islands, on condition that the premises be returned to the control and jurisdiction of the Secretary of the navy when required for naval use, the property so transferred being enumerated under Class Two of the order; and WHEREAS the property enumerated under the said Class Two is no longer required for naval use but is needed by the Secretary of the Interior for permanent use in the administration of the government of the Virgin Islands: NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Organic Act of the Virgin Islands of the United States, approved June 22, 1936 (49 Stat. 1807), and as President of the United States, it is ordered that all the lands, buildings, improvements, and furnishings enumerated under Class Two of the said Executive Order No. 5602 of April 20, 1931, be, and they are hereby, transferred permanently to the control and jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior for use in the administration of the government of the Virgin Islands. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, September 9, 1949