Executive Order 5191 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 5191—Restoring Certain Reserved Lands Withdrawn for Classification and Legislation to Permit Homestead Entry, Florida

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Friday, September 13, 1929

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1 min read (132 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Herbert Hoover on 1929-09-13, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Restoring Certain Reserved Lands Withdrawn for Classification and Legislation to Permit Homestead Entry, Florida." 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.

▪ 497), pending classification and legislation is hereby modified so as to exclude from the force and effect thereof the S½ NW¼ Sec.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

132

765 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 5191, Herbert Hoover (Sep 13, 1929). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5191-restoring-certain-reserved-lands-withdrawn-for-classification-and.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Executive Order No. 4262 dated July 3, 1925, withdrawing certain lands in the States of Alabama, Florida and Mississippi under the act of June 25, 1910, (36 Stat. 847) as amended by the act of August 24, 1912 (37 Stat. 497), pending classification and legislation is hereby modified so as to exclude from the force and effect thereof the S½ NW¼ Sec. 10, T. 45 S., R. 23 E., Tai. M., Florida for the sole purpose of permitting the homestead entry of Charley McMillan, Gainesville 021337, to remain intact as to said land. This order is not to be construed to permit said land to become subject to settlement, location, sale, entry or other forms of appropriation except through the above mentioned homestead entry. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, September 13, 1929.