Executive Order 5218 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 5218—Reserving Certain Described Lands for Resurvey, California

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Monday, November 4, 1929

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1 min read (92 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 1929-11-04, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Reserving Certain Described Lands for Resurvey, California." 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 hereby ordered that the public lands in T.

▪ 6 E., M.D.M., California, be and the same are hereby withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, entry and all forms of appropriation, pending a resurvey of said township under the act of March 3, 1909 (35 Stat.

▪ This order shall continue in full force and effect unless and until revoked by the President, or by an act of Congress.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

512 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

8.5

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 5218, Herbert Hoover (Nov 4, 1929). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5218-reserving-certain-described-lands-for-resurvey-california.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Under authority contained in the act of June 25, 1910 (36 Stat. 847), as hereby ordered that the public lands in T. 24 N., R. 6 E., M.D.M., California, be and the same are hereby withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, entry and all forms of appropriation, pending a resurvey of said township under the act of March 3, 1909 (35 Stat. 845). This order shall continue in full force and effect unless and until revoked by the President, or by an act of Congress. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, November 4, 1929.