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Executive Order 5025 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 5025—Reserving Certain Described Lands in Minnesota in Accordance with the Convention with Great Britain of February 24, 1925

Calvin Coolidge Calvin Coolidge
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Monday, January 14, 1929
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3 min read (586 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

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This executive order, signed by President Calvin Coolidge on 1929-01-14, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Reserving Certain Described Lands in Minnesota in Accordance with the Convention with Great Britain of February 24, 1925." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

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

▪ 847), as amended by the act of August 24, 1912 (37 Stat.
▪ That the lands described below, situated in the counties of Roseau and Lake of the Woods, Minnesota, be and the same are hereby withdrawn from settlement, entry, or other disposition, to effectuate the provisions of the act of Congress approved May 22, 1926 (44 Stat.
▪ 27, E½ NE¼, NE¼ SE¼, S½ SW¼ This order shall continue in full force and effect unless and until revoked by the President or by act of Congress.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People
Total Words
586
2,689 characters
Estimated Read Time
3 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
3.6
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations 

Exec. Order No. 5025, Calvin Coolidge (Jan 14, 1929). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5025-reserving-certain-described-lands-minnesota-accordance-with-the.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →
Under authority of the act of Congress approved June 25, 1910 (36 Stat. 847), as amended by the act of August 24, 1912 (37 Stat. 497), it is hereby ordered that the lands described below, situated in the counties of Roseau and Lake of the Woods, Minnesota, be and the same are hereby withdrawn from settlement, entry, or other disposition, to effectuate the provisions of the act of Congress approved May 22, 1926 (44 Stat. 617), for carrying into effect the convention between the Governments of the United States and Great Britain concluded February 24, 1925. Provided , That this withdrawal shall not affect any existing legal right of any person to any of the lands herein described, but that on the cancellation or filing of a relinquishment of any existing entry, or the final rejection of any pending application covering any of the lands hereinafter described, this 'order shall take effect and the lands covered by such canceled or relinquished entries, or by finally rejected applications, shall be embraced in the withdrawal as heretofore provided: FIFTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN T. 163 N., R. 36 W. Sec. 8, Lot 2, S½ NW¼, NE¼ NW¼ Sec. 16, Lot 1. T. 164 N., R. 36 W. Sec. 27, Lot 1 Sec. 28, Lots 2 and 3 Sec. 30, Lot 1, NE¼ SE¼ Sec. 31, SE¼ T. 165 N., R. 35 W. Sec. 2, Lots 1, 3, 4, NE¼ NW¼ T. 166 N., R. 32 W. Sec. 19, Lot 1 T. 166 N., R. 33 W. Sec. 1, Lot 1 Sec. 22, Lots 3 and 5 Sec. 23, Lots 1 and 2 Sec. 26, Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, NE¼ NW¼ Sec. 27, Lot 1 T. 166 N., R. 34 W. Sec. 20, E½ NE¼, NW¼ NE¼ Sec. 21, SW¼ NW¼ Sec. 22, Lot 2, NE¼ SW¼, E½ NW¼ Sec. 28, Lots 2, 3, 4 Sec. 29, Lots 1, 2, 3, 4 Sec. 30, Lots 3 and 6 T. 166 N., R. 35 W. Sec. 2, S½ SE¼, NW¼ SE¼, S½ NE¼, Lot 1 Sec. 11, W½ NE¼, S½ SE¼ Sec. 14, E½ SW¼, W½ SE¼, SE¼ NW¼ Sec. 23, NW¼ NE¼, SE¼ NE¼, Lots 4, 5, 6, 7, 9 Sec. 26, Lots 1 and 2 Sec. 35, Lot 2 Sec. 36, Lot 4 T. 167 N., R. 32 W. Sec. 6, Lot 1 T. 167 N., R. 33 W. Sec. 1, SW¼ SW¼, SE¼ NW¼, E½ SW¼ Sec. 3, E½ NW¼, NW¼ NW¼ Sec. 12, NE¼ NW¼, NW¼ NW¼, Lots 2 and 5 Sec. 19, Lots 1 and 2, W½ SE¼ Sec. 26, Lots 2 and 3 Sec. 30, Lot 1 Sec. 36, Lot 6 T. 168 N., R. 33 W. Sec. 34, SW¼ SE¼, E½ SW¼, SW¼ SW¼ T. 168 N., R. 34 W. Sec. 23, Lots 2 and 3 Sec. 24, NW¼ SW¼ Sec. 25, Lots 1 and 2, SW¼ NW¼ Sec. 26, Lots 1, 2, 3, SE¼ NE¼, NE¼ NW¼ SE¼ SE¼ Sec. 27, Lots 1, 3, 4, NE¼ SE¼, W½ SE¼, SE¼ SW¼, SW¼ SW¼ Sec. 28, SE¼ SE¼ Sec. 29, SE¼ SE¼ Sec. 32, NE¼ NE¼ Sec. 33, N½ NW¼, NE¼ NE¼ Sec. 35, N½ NE¼, SE¼ NE¼ Sec. 36, NW¼ T. 168 N., R. 35 W. Sec. 26, Lot 2, NW¼ NW¼, NW¼ SW¼ Sec. 27, E½ NE¼, NE¼ SE¼, S½ SW¼ This order shall continue in full force and effect unless and until revoked by the President or by act of Congress. CALVIN COOLIDGE The White House, January 14, 1929.