Executive Order 5033 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 5033—Reserving Certain Described Lands in Oregon for a Lookout Station

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Saturday, January 19, 1929

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1 min read (136 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 Calvin Coolidge on 1929-01-19, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Reserving Certain Described Lands in Oregon for a Lookout Station." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: Reviewed under the Tenth Amendment and the principle of dual federalism, this order touches upon domains traditionally reserved to the sovereign States. The Framers would caution against any attempt to commandeer state officers or displace local police powers through federal executive fiat.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ 847), as amended by the act of August 24, 1912 (37 Stat.

▪ 7 E., W.M., Oregon, containing 40 acres, be and it is hereby temporarily withdrawn from settlement, location, sale or entry, and reserved for use by the State of Oregon as a lookout station, the timber thereon to remain subject to sale by the United States in accordance with the provisions of the act of June 9, 1916 (39 Stat.

▪ This order shall remain in full force and effect unless and until revoked by the President or by act of Congress.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities

Total Words

136

743 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

10.4

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 5033, Calvin Coolidge (Jan 19, 1929). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5033-reserving-certain-described-lands-oregon-for-lookout-station.

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), and subject to the conditions therein expressed, it is hereby ordered that the SW¼ SE¼, Sec. 15, T. 40 S., R. 7 E., W.M., Oregon, containing 40 acres, be and it is hereby temporarily withdrawn from settlement, location, sale or entry, and reserved for use by the State of Oregon as a lookout station, the timber thereon to remain subject to sale by the United States in accordance with the provisions of the act of June 9, 1916 (39 Stat. 218). This order shall remain in full force and effect unless and until revoked by the President or by act of Congress. CALVIN COOLIDGE The White House, January 19, 1929.