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Executive Order 5319 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 5319—Withdrawal of Land Pending Authorization for Sale to Los Angeles for Protection of Their Watershed, California

Herbert Hoover Herbert Hoover
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Monday, April 7, 1930
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5 min read (957 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

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This executive order, signed by President Herbert Hoover on 1930-04-07, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Withdrawal of Land Pending Authorization for Sale to Los Angeles for Protection of Their Watershed, California." 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

▪ 847), as amended, by the act of August 24, 1912 (37 Stat.
▪ That the following described tracts of public lands in California be, and they are hereby, withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry, except as provided in said acts, in aid of proposed legislation authorizing the sale of these lands to the city of Los Angeles to protect and augment said city's water supply system: Mount Diablo Meridian T.
▪ 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

🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners
Total Words
957
3,660 characters
Estimated Read Time
5 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
1.7
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations 

Exec. Order No. 5319, Herbert Hoover (Apr 7, 1930). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5319-withdrawal-land-pending-authorization-for-sale-los-angeles-for.

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 tracts of public lands in California be, and they are hereby, withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry, except as provided in said acts, in aid of proposed legislation authorizing the sale of these lands to the city of Los Angeles to protect and augment said city's water supply system: Mount Diablo Meridian T. 3 N., R. 26 E., sec. 21, NW. ¼ NW. ¼ 35, NE. ¼, E. ½ SE. ¼ T. 3 N., R. 26 E., sec. 24, NW. ¼ SW. ¼, SE. ¼ SW. ¼, SW. ¼ SE. ¼, E. ½ SE. ¼ 25, all 26, E. ½ NE. ¼, SW. ¼ NE. ¼, SE. ¼, SE. ¼ SW. ¼ 34, SE. ¼ NE. ¼; 35, SW. ¼ NW. ¼, E. ½ NW. ¼, NE. ¼, S. ½ T.2 N., R. 26 E., sec. 1, N. ½ N. ½, Iota 2-3, SW. ¼ NW. ¼ 11, NE. ¼ NW. ¼, SW. ¼ NW. ¼, NW. ¼ SW. ¼, lots 1-2 32, all fractional sec. T. 1 N., R. 26 E., sec. 12, all fractional sec. 24, SE. ¼ NE. ¼, SE. ¼ 25, N. ½ NE. ¼ T.3 N., R. 27 E., sec. 7, SE. ¼ SE. ¼ 13, SE. ¼ 14, N. ½, NE. ¼, NW. ¼,S. ½ 15, all 17, W. ½ SW. ¼, SE. ¼ SW. ¼, SW. ¼ SE. ¼ 18, E. ½, lot 1 and S. ½ lot 2 of NW. ¼, lots 1 and 2 of SW. ¼ 19, S. ½ NE. ¼,SE. ¼, lots 1 and 2 of SW. ¼ 20, all 21, NE. ¼ NE. ¼,S. ½ N. ½, S. ½ 22, all 23, all 24, E. ½ NE. ¼ 25, W. ½, W. ½ E. ½ 26, all 27, E. ½, E. ½ NW. ¼ 28, W. ½ NW. ¼, SW. ¼, W. ½ SE. ¼ 29, all 30, all 31, all fractional see. 32, all fractional sec. 33, lots 2-3-4 34, all fractional sec. 35, all fractional see. T. 2 N., R. 27 E., sec. 19, lot 1 20, lots 1-2 29, W. ½ NW. ¼, lots 1-2-3 30, all fractional sec. T. 1 N., R. 27 E., sec. 11, all fractional sec. 12, SE. ¼, fractional SW. ¼, fractional NW. ¼, fractional W.½ NE. ¼ 13, NW. ¼, SW. ¼ SW. ¼, E. ½ SW. ¼, SE. ¼, SW. ¼ NE. ¼, N. ½ NE. ¼ 14, NE. ¼, fractional NW. ¼, SW. ¼, E. ½ SE. ¼ 15, all fractional sec. 20, all 21, all 22, S. ½, NE. ¼, N. ½ NW. ¼ 23, all 24, SW. ¼, E. ½ 25, NW. ¼ NW. ¼ 26, NE. ¼ 30, lots 1-2 of NW. ¼ 31, lots 1-2 of NW. ¼, lots 1-2 of SW. ¼ T.3 N., R. 28 E., sec. 4, NE. ¼ SW. ¼, N. ½ SE. ¼, lots 1-2 of NE. ¼, lots 1-2 of NW. ¼ 5, lots 1-2 of NE. ¼, E. ½ of lot 1 of NW. ¼ 6, lots 1-2 of SW. ¼ 9, S. ½, S. ½ N. ½, N. ½ NE. ¼ 10, S. ½,S. ½ N. ½, N. ½ NE. ¼ 11, W. ½ NW. ¼ 13, W. ½ SE. ¼, SW. ¼ 14, S. ½, NW. ¼ 15, all 17, NE. ¼, N. ½ SE. ¼., SW. ¼ 18, lots 1-2 of SW. ¼ 19, lots 1-2 of SW. ¼ 20, SW. ¼, E. ½ 21, W. ½, NE. ¼ 22, S. ½ 23, N. ½ 24, W. ½, SE. ¼, W. ½ NE. ¼ 25, all 26, all 27, all 28, all 29, N. ½ 32, NW. ¼, S. ½ SE. ¼ 34, NE. ¼ 35, N. ½,SE. ¼ T. 2 N., R. 28 E., sec. 1, SW. ¼ 3, SE. ¼, lots 1-2 of NE. ¼ 5, SW. ¼, S. ½ SE. ¼, lot 2 of NE. ¼, lots 1-2 of NW. ¼ 6, lot 2 of NE. ¼ 8, all fractional sec. 12, NW. ¼ 14, N. ½,SW. ¼ 15, SE. ¼ 22, SW. ¼ SW. ¼ 27, W. ½ E. ½, E. ½ W. ½, W. ½ NW. ¼ 28, all fractional sec. 32, SE. ¼, fractional SW. ¼, SE. ¼ NE. ¼, fractional N.½ NE. ¼ 33, all 34, W. ½ T. 1. N., R. 28 E., sec. 4, lots 1-2 of NW. ¼ 5, S. ½, lots 1-2 of NE. ¼, lot 1 and E. ½ of lot 2 of NW. ¼ 6, SE. ¼, fractional W. ½ NE. ¼ 7, E. ½, lot 1 and S. ½ of lot 2 of NW. ¼, lots 1-2 of SW. ¼ 8, N.½, W. ½ SW. ¼ 17, W. ½ NW. ¼, SE. ¼ NW. ¼, N. ½ SW. ¼ 18, E. ½, lots 1-2 of SW. ¼ 19, N. ½ NE. ¼, lots 1-2 of NW. ¼ T. 3 N., R. 29 E., sec. 19, S. ½ of lot 2 of NW. ¼, S. ½ of lot 1 and lot 2 of SW. ¼ 29, W. ½ 30, all 31, all 32, W. ½ NW. ¼ T. 2 N., R. 29 E., sec. 6, lots 1-2 of NW. ¼, lots 1-2 of SW. ¼ All the unsurveyed portions of secs. 19, T. 2 N., R. 27 E., and 13 and 24 of T. 2 N., R. 26 E., known as Bird Island. 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, April 7, 1930.