Executive Order 5201 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 5201—Reserving Certain Described Lands for Classification and Pending Advisability to Add to Hovenweep National Monument, Colorado

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Thursday, October 3, 1929

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1 min read (117 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 1929-10-03, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Reserving Certain Described Lands for Classification and Pending Advisability to Add to Hovenweep National Monument, Colorado." 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.

▪ 19 W., N.M.P.M., containing 128.01 acres, be and it is hereby temporarily withdrawn, subject to the provisions and conditions of said acts, for classification and pending determination as to the advisability of adding same to the Hovenweep National Monument.

▪ 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 Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

117

671 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

10.8

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 5201, Herbert Hoover (Oct 3, 1929). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5201-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 land in Colorado, namely: Lots 5, 6 and 7 Sec. 2, T. 38 N., R. 19 W., N.M.P.M., containing 128.01 acres, be and it is hereby temporarily withdrawn, subject to the provisions and conditions of said acts, for classification and pending determination as to the advisability of adding same to the Hovenweep National Monument. 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, October 3, 1929.