Executive Order 5097 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 5097—Permitting the Leasing of Certain Lands Reserved to Department of Commerce for Lighthouse Purposes in Alaska by the Department of Interior for Farming Purposes

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Saturday, April 20, 1929

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1 min read (250 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

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This executive order, signed by President Herbert Hoover on 1929-04-20, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Permitting the Leasing of Certain Lands Reserved to Department of Commerce for Lighthouse Purposes in Alaska by the Department of Interior for Farming Purposes." 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

▪ 821), and the said Secretary of the Interior shall have charge of the administration of such leases of lighthouse reservation lands, when issued, said lands remaining otherwise under control and jurisdiction of the Department of Commerce.

▪ Any and all leases which may be issued hereunder shall contain a provision that the right is reserved to the Lighthouse Service of the Department of Commerce to establish and erect aids to navigation within the area leased and to maintain such aids to navigation without obstruction or interference and to have free and unobstructed access thereto at all times.

▪ Such lease shall not be renewed if the use of the lands is desired by the Department of Commerce.

▪ 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

250

1,462 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

15.4

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 5097, Herbert Hoover (Apr 20, 1929). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5097-permitting-the-leasing-certain-lands-reserved-department-commerce-for.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

ALASKA Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the act of February 10, 1927 (44 Stat. 1068), it is hereby ordered that lands in Alaska heretofore reserved by Executive order for lighthouse purposes which are not located within the boundaries of the national forests, may, upon approval of the Secretary of Commerce, be leased by the Secretary of the Interior for fur farming purposes, in accordance with the provisions of the act of March 3, 1879 (20 Stat. 377, 383), under such rules and regulations, so far as applicable, as have been or may be prescribed under the act of July 3, 1926 (44 Stat. 821), and the said Secretary of the Interior shall have charge of the administration of such leases of lighthouse reservation lands, when issued, said lands remaining otherwise under control and jurisdiction of the Department of Commerce. Any and all leases which may be issued hereunder shall contain a provision that the right is reserved to the Lighthouse Service of the Department of Commerce to establish and erect aids to navigation within the area leased and to maintain such aids to navigation without obstruction or interference and to have free and unobstructed access thereto at all times. Such lease shall not be renewed if the use of the lands is desired by the Department of Commerce. This order shall continue in full force and effect unless and until revoked by the President or by act of Congress. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, April 20, 1929.