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Executive Order 5493 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 5493—Restoring to the Government of the Philippine Islands a Part of the Military Reservation of Augur Barracks

Herbert Hoover Herbert Hoover
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Tuesday, November 18, 1930
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6 min read (1,236 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 1930-11-18, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Restoring to the Government of the Philippine Islands a Part of the Military Reservation of Augur Barracks." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

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

▪ 1703, dated February 14, 1913, and being no longer required for the purpose for which reserved, are hereby placed under the control of the government of the Philippine Islands to be administered for the benefit of the inhabitants thereof, to wit: Lot 1 — Beginning at a point on inner face of southwest wall of pier, 102.23 m.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
1,236
6,064 characters
Estimated Read Time
6 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
2.3
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations 

Exec. Order No. 5493, Herbert Hoover (Nov 18, 1930). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5493-restoring-the-government-the-philippine-islands-part-the-military.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →
Pursuant to the provisions of section 9 of an act of Congress approved August 29, 1916, entitled "An act to declare the purpose of the people of the United States as to the future political status of the people of the Philippine Islands, and to provide a more autonomous government for those islands" (39 Stat. 547; U.S.C., title 48, sec. 1222), the following described parcels of land, being a part of the military reservation of Augur Barracks set aside for military purposes by Executive order of November 10, 1904 (G.O. No. 177, War Department, November 21, 1904), as enlarged by Executive order dated May 17, 1905 (G.O. No. 76, War Department, 1905), and Executive Order No. 1703, dated February 14, 1913, and being no longer required for the purpose for which reserved, are hereby placed under the control of the government of the Philippine Islands to be administered for the benefit of the inhabitants thereof, to wit: Lot 1 — Beginning at a point on inner face of southwest wall of pier, 102.23 m. northwest of intersection of inner face of southwest wall of pier with stone sentry box at entrance to pier; thence N. 45º 32' W., 15.54 m.; thence S. 44° 28' W., 24.17 m.; thence S. 45º 32' E., 15.54 m.; thence N. 44° 28' E., 24.17 m. to point of beginning, containing an area of 375.6 sq. m. This lot is lot "H" referred to in Executive order of May 17, 1905. Lot 2 — Beginning at a point called 1, which is located S. 68° 47' E., 509.52 m. from B.L.L.M. No. 2 which is monument No. 2 of Jolo Cadastre, Cadastral Survey Bureau of Lands No. 99 of Augur Barracks, Jolo, P.I.; thence S. 73° 08' E., 30.34 m. to point 2; thence S. 25º 28' W., 23.55 m. to point 3; thence N. 74° 38' W., 27.61 m. to point 4; thence N. 18° 52' E., 24.03 m. to point of beginning, containing an area of 685 sq. m. or .1692 acres. This lot coincides with lot "I" of Plan II-6480, approved June 25, 1912. Lot 3 — Beginning at a point called 1, which is located N. 25° 48' E., 165.36 m. from B.L.L.M. No. 2, which is monument No. 2 of Jolo Cadastre, Cadastral Survey Bureau of Lands No. 99 of Augur Barracks, Jolo, P.I.; thence S. 14° 49' W., 10.76 m. to point 2; thence S. 43° 44' E., 13.73 m. to point 3; thence S. 46° 13' W., 15.35 m. to point 4; thence N. 40° 57' I., 13.74 m. to point 5; thence S. 46° 17' W., 27.01 m. to point 6; thence S. 43° 0G' E., 13.63 m. to point 7; thence S. 41° 22' W., 84.16 m. to point 8; thence S. 46° 40' W., 17.28 m. to point 9; thence N. 42° 47' W., 19.89 m. to point 10; thence S. 46° 22' W., 23.68 m. to point 11; thence S. 46° 53' E., 30.89 m. to point 12; thence S. 46° 11' W., 63.38 m. to point 13; thence S. 24° 49' E., 5.15 m. to point 14; thence S. 47° 19' W., 19.15 m. to point 15; thence S. 43° 39' E., 5.69 m. to point 16; thence S. 85° 07' E., 8.22 m. to point 17; thence N. 41° 12' E., 114.62 m. to point 18; thence N. 42° 19' E., 126.20 m. to point 19; thence N. 5° 58' E., 15.60 m. to point 20; thence N. 42° 22' W., 24.81 m. to point of beginning, containing an area of 4,950 sq. m. or 1.2231 acres. This lot coincides with lot No. 2 of Plan II-6480, approved June 25, 1912. Points 14, 15, and 16 coincide with points 7, 8, and 9 respectively of lot 4. Lot 4 — Beginning at a point called 1, which is located N. 44° 06' W., 36.69 m. from monument No. 23, Jolo townsite; thence S. 44° 08' E., 22.85 m. to point 2; thence S. 44° 02' E., 13.84 m. to point 3; thence N. 47° 25' E., 26.26 m. to point 4; thence S. 42° 38' E., 43.95 m. to point 5; thence S. 47° 10' W., 26.49 m. to point 6; thence S. 42° 41' E., 44.32 m. to point 7; thence S. 47° 19' W., 19.15 m. to point 8; thence S. 43° 39' E., 5.69 m. to point 9; thence S. 42° 45' E., 71.93 m. to point 10; thence S. 47° 15' W., 97.95 m. to point 11; thence N. 42° 37' W., 184.79 m. to point 12; thence N. 34º 06' E., 79.39 m. to point 13; thence N. 47° 31' E., 38.77 m. to point of beginning, containing an area of 22,673 sq. m. or 5.6024 acres. This lot coincides with lot No. 3 of Plan II-6480, approved June 25, 1912. Points 7, 8, and 9 coincide with points 14, 15, and 16 respectively of lot 3. Lot 5 — Beginning at a point called 1, which is located N. 47° 33' E., 180.68 m. from B.L.L.M. No. 2, which is monument No. 2 of Jolo Cadastre, Cadastral Survey Bureau of Lands No. 99 of Augur Barracks, Jolo, P.I.; thence S. 43° 50' E., 20.61 m. to point 2; thence S. 47º 04' W., 27.78 m. to point 3; thence S. 54° 17' E., 2.67 m. to point 4; thence S. 37° 53' W., 26.19 m. to point 5; thence N. 44° 20' W., 60.96 m. to point 6; thence N. 43° 04' E., 46.00 m. to point 7; thence S. 55° 46' E., 37.68 m. to point of beginning, containing an area of 2,973 sq. m. or .7346 acres. coincides with lot No. 4 of Plan II-6480, approved June 25, 1912. Lot 6 — Beginning at a point called 1, which is located N. 33° 54' W., 202.10 m. from B.L.L.M. No. 2, which is monument No. 2 of Jolo Cadastre, Cadastral Survey to point 2; thence N. 38° 00' E., 32.31 m. to point 3; thence N. 11° 42' E., 16.60 m. to point 4; thence N. 43° 06' W., 235.99 m. to point 5; thence S. 46° 54' W., 75.00 m. to point 6; thence S. 44° 31' E., 268.90 m. to point of beginning, containing an area of 18,013 sq. m. or 4.451 acres. This lot coincides with lot No. 5 of Plan II-6480, approved June 25, 1912. Lot 7 — Beginning at a point called 1, which is located S. 63° 56' E., 2,338.42 m. from B.L.L.M. No. 2, which is monument No. 2 of Jolo Cadastre, Cadastral Survey Bureau of Lands No. 99 of Augur Barraclis, Jolo, P.I.; thence N. 59° 40' W., 543.86 m., more or less, to point 2; thence N. 53° 50' E., 664.00 m., more or less, to point 3; thence S. 40° 24' E., 793.18 m., more or less, to point 4; thence S. 41° 08' W., 360.19 m. to point 5; thence N. 58° 15' W., 406.19 m. to point of beginning, containing an area of 551,733.44 sq. m., more or less, or 136.333 acres, more or less. This lot is a portion of lot 1, Plan II-6480, approved June 25, 1912, and points 4, 5, and 1 coincide with corners 12, 11, and 10, respectively, of lot 1 of same approved plan. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, November 18, 1930.