Executive Order 5196 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 5196—Reserving Certain Described Lands for the Purpose of a Fire Patrol Headquarters, Oregon

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Saturday, September 21, 1929

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1 min read (177 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 1929-09-21, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Reserving Certain Described Lands for the Purpose of a Fire Patrol Headquarters, Oregon." 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.

▪ 4 W., W.M., Oregon, containing 40 acres, be and it is hereby temporarily withdrawn from settlement, location, sale or entry, subject to the conditions and limitations of said acts, and reserved for use by the Forest Service as headquarters for fire patrolmen in the protection from fire of national forest and other timbered lands in the vicinity.

▪ The timber thereon shall remain subject to sale by the United States in accordance with the provisions of the act of June 9, 1916 (39 Stat.

▪ 218), as amended by the act of May 17, 1928 (45 Stat.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

177

986 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

9.9

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 5196, Herbert Hoover (Sep 21, 1929). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5196-reserving-certain-described-lands-for-the-purpose-fire-patrol.

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) and upon the recommendation of the Department of Agriculture, it is hereby ordered that the SE¼ NE¼ Sec. 19, T. 40 S., R. 4 W., W.M., Oregon, containing 40 acres, be and it is hereby temporarily withdrawn from settlement, location, sale or entry, subject to the conditions and limitations of said acts, and reserved for use by the Forest Service as headquarters for fire patrolmen in the protection from fire of national forest and other timbered lands in the vicinity. The timber thereon shall remain subject to sale by the United States in accordance with the provisions of the act of June 9, 1916 (39 Stat. 218), as amended by the act of May 17, 1928 (45 Stat. 597, Public No. 415). This order shall remain in full force and effect unless and until revoked by the President or by act of Congress. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, September 21, 1929.