Executive Order 5038 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 5038—Reserving Certain Described Lands in California for Classification and Possible Inclusion in the Pinnacles National Monument

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Saturday, February 2, 1929

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1 min read (178 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 1929-02-02, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Reserving Certain Described Lands in California for Classification and Possible Inclusion in the Pinnacles National Monument." 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.

▪ 497), that the following described area in the State of California be, and the same is hereby, temporarily withdrawn from settlement, location, sale or entry, subject to prior claims legally initiated and maintained and to the conditions and limitations of said acts, for classification and pending determination as to the advisability of adding same to the Pinnacles National Monument: MT.

▪ 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

🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities

Total Words

178

987 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. 5038, Calvin Coolidge (Feb 2, 1929). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5038-reserving-certain-described-lands-california-for-classification-and.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

It is hereby ordered 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), that the following described area in the State of California be, and the same is hereby, temporarily withdrawn from settlement, location, sale or entry, subject to prior claims legally initiated and maintained and to the conditions and limitations of said acts, for classification and pending determination as to the advisability of adding same to the Pinnacles National Monument: MT. DIABLO BASE AND MERIDIAN. Sections 20 to 29, inclusive, W½, and W½ E½, Section 33, and Sections 35 and 36, T. 16 S. R. 7 E. Section 1, E½, and E½ NW¼ of Section 2, E½ of Section 9, E½ of Section 11, Sections 12 to 15, inclusive, and Sections 22 to 24, inclusive, T. 17 S., R. 7 E. 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, February 2, 1929.