Executive Order 5036 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 5036—Reserving Certain Described Lands in Alaska for the Department of Agriculture

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Thursday, January 24, 1929

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1 min read (187 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 1929-01-24, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Reserving Certain Described Lands in Alaska for the Department of Agriculture." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

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 unsurveyed land on Gravina Island, Alaska, within the following described boundaries be, and it is hereby temporarily withdrawn, subject to the conditions and limitations of said acts, in order to protect the water supply of a marine station of the Department of Agriculture: All land within 100 feet of a center line extending South 36° West from corner No.

▪ 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 Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

187

1,054 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

11.5

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 5036, Calvin Coolidge (Jan 24, 1929). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5036-reserving-certain-described-lands-alaska-for-the-department.

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 unsurveyed land on Gravina Island, Alaska, within the following described boundaries be, and it is hereby temporarily withdrawn, subject to the conditions and limitations of said acts, in order to protect the water supply of a marine station of the Department of Agriculture: All land within 100 feet of a center line extending South 36° West from corner No. 4 of U. S. Survey No. 1334 for a distance of approximately 2300 feet; thence South approximately 600 feet to the outlet of a small unnamed lake, and all land lying within one quarter of a mile from the shore of said lake, excepting such part as may be included within the said U. S. Survey No. 1334 upon which patent has issued, containing approximately 20 acres. 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 24, 1929.