Executive Order 5138 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 5138—Reserving Certain Described Lands for Classification and Pending Legislation, Wisconsin

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Monday, June 17, 1929

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1 min read (297 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 Herbert Hoover on 1929-06-17, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Reserving Certain Described Lands for Classification and Pending Legislation, Wisconsin." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

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.

▪ That the following described public lands in the State of Wisconsin be, and they are hereby temporarily withdrawn from settlement, location, sale or entry, subject to the conditions and limitations of said acts, for classification and pending determination as to the advisability of including such lands in a national forest: Fourth Principal Meridian In T.

▪ 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 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

297

1,353 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

2.4

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 5138, Herbert Hoover (Jun 17, 1929). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5138-reserving-certain-described-lands-for-classification-and-pending.

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 following described public lands in the State of Wisconsin be, and they are hereby temporarily withdrawn from settlement, location, sale or entry, subject to the conditions and limitations of said acts, for classification and pending determination as to the advisability of including such lands in a national forest: Fourth Principal Meridian In T. 38 N., R. 1 E., NW¼ SW¼ Sec. 14; In T. 38 N., R. 2 E., SW¼ NW¼ Sec. 12; In T. 39 N., R. 3 E., E½ SW¼ Sec. 28; In T. 40 N., R. 3 E., N½ NE¼ Sec. 4 and NW¼ NW¼ Sec. 30; In T. 40 N., R. 11 E., NW¼ NE¼ and N½ NW¼ Sec. 3, SE¼ NW¼ Sec. 9, Lot 4 Sec. 19, Lots 5, 6, 7 Sec. 24 and SE¼ Sec. 27; In T. 49 N., R. 5 W., N½ NW¼ SE¼ NW¼ and NE¼ SW¼ Sec. 6; In T. 48 N., R. 6 W., NW¼ SE¼ Sec. 14; In T. 47 N., R. 7 W., E½ SE¼ Sec. 2, NW¼ NE¼ Sec. 4, NW¼ SE¼ Sec. 8 and NE¼ SW¼ Sec. 9; In T. 48 N., R. 7 W., NE¼ SW¼ Sec. 8, S½ SE¼ Sec. 14, E½ SW¼ Sec. 18, NW¼ NW¼ Sec. 20, NE¼ SE¼ Sec. 22, NW¼ NE¼ Sec. 30, SE¼ NE¼, NE¼ SW¼, SW¼ SW¼ and NW¼ SE¼ Sec. 34; In T. 48 N., R. 8 W., NE¼ NE¼ Sec. 24. 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, June 17, 1929.