Executive Order 5254 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 5254—Restoring Certain Reserved Lands for Target Range Purposes and Opening Such Lands to Entry, New Mexico

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Tuesday, December 31, 1929

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1 min read (212 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 1929-12-31, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Restoring Certain Reserved Lands for Target Range Purposes and Opening Such Lands to Entry, New Mexico." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

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

▪ 7 W., New Mexico Principal Meridian, New Mexico, for the use of the New Mexico National Guard as a site for a target range is hereby revoked and set aside.

▪ 434), as amended January 21, and December 28, 1922 (42 Stat.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

212

1,217 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

12.7

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 5254, Herbert Hoover (Dec 31, 1929). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5254-restoring-certain-reserved-lands-for-target-range-purposes-and.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Executive Order No. 4393, dated March 15, 1926, which reserved lots 1 to 16, inclusive, sec. 7, T. 24 S., R. 7 W., New Mexico Principal Meridian, New Mexico, for the use of the New Mexico National Guard as a site for a target range is hereby revoked and set aside. And it is hereby ordered pursuant to Public Resolution No. 29, of February 14, 1920 (41 Stat. 434), as amended January 21, and December 28, 1922 (42 Stat. 358, 1067), that said land, subject to valid rights, shall be opened only to entry under the homestead or desert land laws by qualified ex-service men of the war with Germany, under the terms and conditions of such resolution and the regulations issued thereunder, for a period of 91 days beginning with the 63rd day from and after the date hereof, and thereafter any of said land remaining unentered will be subject to appropriation under any public land law applicable thereto by the general public. Subsequent to the date hereof and prior to the date of restoration to general disposition as herein provided, no rights may be acquired to the restored land by settlement in advance of entry or otherwise, except strictly in accordance herewith. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, December 31, 1929.