Executive Order 5404 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 5404—Exclusion of Public Lands from the Crook National Forest and Withdrawal for Townsite Purposes, Arizona

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Friday, July 25, 1930

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1 min read (158 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 1930-07-25, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Exclusion of Public Lands from the Crook National Forest and Withdrawal for Townsite Purposes, Arizona." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: Reviewed under the Tenth Amendment and the principle of dual federalism, this order touches upon domains traditionally reserved to the sovereign States. The Framers would caution against any attempt to commandeer state officers or displace local police powers through federal executive fiat.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ Subject to valid existing claims, the lands excluded from the national forest by this order are hereby reserved for townsite purposes.

▪ 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

🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities

Total Words

158

842 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

10.9

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 5404, Herbert Hoover (Jul 25, 1930). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5404-exclusion-public-lands-from-the-crook-national-forest-and-withdrawal.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Under authority of the act of Congress approved June 4, 1897 (30 Stat. 34-36), and on the recommendation of the Secretary of Agriculture, it is hereby ordered that the boundaries of the Crook National Forest be modified by excluding therefrom the following described lands in the State of Arizona: Gila and Salt River Meridian In T. 1 S., R. 12 E., lot 11, sec. 35. In T. 2 S., R. 12 E., S. ½ NE. ¼ sec. 3, excepting from said legal subdivision mineral surveys numbered 3495 and 2860; N. ½ N. ½ SE. ¼, E. ½SE. ¼ NW. ¼, SW. ¼ SE. ¼ NW. ¼ sec. 3. Subject to valid existing claims, the lands excluded from the national forest by this order are hereby reserved for townsite purposes. 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, July 25, 1930.