Executive Order 5270 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 5270—Withdrawal of Land for Public Water Reserve, Colorado

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Tuesday, February 4, 1930

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1 min read (278 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 1930-02-04, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Withdrawal of Land for Public Water Reserve, Colorado." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

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

▪ That the land hereinafter listed be, and the same is hereby, withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry, and reserved for public use in accordance with the provisions of section 10 of the act of December 29, 1916 (39 Stat., 862): Colorado SIXTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN T.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

278

1,254 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

3.6

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 5270, Herbert Hoover (Feb 4, 1930). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5270-withdrawal-land-for-public-water-reserve-colorado.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Under and pursuant to the provisions of the act of Congress approved June 25, 1910 (36 Stat., 847), entitled "An act to authorize the President of the United States to make withdrawals of public lands in certain cases," as amended by act of Congress approved August 24, 1912 (37 Stat., 497), it is hereby ordered that the land hereinafter listed be, and the same is hereby, withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry, and reserved for public use in accordance with the provisions of section 10 of the act of December 29, 1916 (39 Stat., 862): Colorado SIXTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN T. 10 N., R. 100 W., all land within a quarter of a mile of Vermillion Creek which crosses what probably will be, when surveyed, secs. 1, 2, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, and 30. T. 9 N., R. 101 W., sec. 2, lot 5, S. ½ of NE. ¼, SE. ¼ of NW. ¼, NE. ¼ of SW. ¼; sec. 17, SW. ¼ S. ½ of SE. ¼; sec. 18, lot 5, E. ½ of NW. ¼, S. ½ of NE. ¼, N. ½ of SE. ¼; sec. 20, N. ½ of NE. ¼, SE. ¼ of NE. ¼ NE. ¼ of NW. ¼ NE. ¼ of SE. ¼; sec. 21, lot 2, SE. ¼ of NE. ¼ SW. ¼ of NW. ¼, SW. ¼, N. ½ of SE. ¼, SW. ¼ of SE. ¼. T. 10 N., R. 101 W., sec. 25, SE. ¼ of SE. ¼; sec. 35, SE. ¼ of SE. ¼; sec. 36, lots 1, 14, and 15, W. ½ of SW. ¼ HERBERT HOOVER The White House, February 4, 1930.