Executive Order 5214 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 5214—Reserving Certain Described Lands for Naval Purposes, Alaska

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Wednesday, October 30, 1929

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1 min read (294 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 1929-10-30, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Reserving Certain Described Lands for Naval Purposes, Alaska." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

Constitutional Assessment: Scrutinized through Article II, Section 2, this action exercises the President's constitutional role as Commander in Chief. Early Framers recognized broad executive discretion in commanding military forces during conflict, provided it remains bounded by congressional declarations and respects civilian domestic courts.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

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Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

294

1,653 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

18.7

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 5214, Herbert Hoover (Oct 30, 1929). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5214-reserving-certain-described-lands-for-naval-purposes-alaska.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Pursuant to the authority conferred upon me by the Act of Congress approved June 25, 1910 (36 Stat., 847, Title 43, Sec. 141, U. S. Code), as amended by the Act of Congress approved August 24, 1912 (37 Stat., 497, Title 43, Sec. 142, U.S. Code), entitled “An Act to authorize the President of the United States to make withdrawals of public lands in certain cases,” and subject to the conditions, provisions and limitations of said acts, it is hereby ordered that the four unreserved hereindescribed areas of land and water in the Territory of Alaska be, and they are hereby, withdrawn from settlement, location, sale or entry and held for the exclusive use and benefit of the United States Navy Department for naval purposes until this order is revoked by the President or Congress, subject to any prior valid claim legally initiated and maintained and subject to any other valid existing rights. Said areas, designated as (A), (B), (C) and (D), and shown on the map hereto attached and made a part hereof, are described as follows: (A) The Cold Bay-Dolgoi Island Area All that area lying between latitude 54° 49' North and 55° 20' North, longitude 161° 38' West and 162° 44' West; (B) The Port Graham Area All that area lying between latitude 59° 19' North and 59° 24' North and longitude 151° 46' West, 151° 56' West; (C) The Yakutat Bay Area All that area lying between latitude 59° 32' North and 59° 36' North and longitude 139° 44' West and 139° 50' West; and (D) The Wide Bay Area All that area lying between latitude 57° 15' North and 57° 26' North and longitude 156° 01' West and 156° 35' West. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, October 30, 1929.