Executive Order 5505 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 5505—Transferring Control of Certain Land to the Secretary of the Interior

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Monday, December 8, 1930

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1 min read (94 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 1930-12-08, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Transferring Control of Certain Land to the Secretary of the Interior." 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

▪ Stephens meridian, Mississippi, which was reserved for military purposes by Executive order of August 30, 1847, be, and it is hereby, placed under the control of the Secretary of the Interior for disposition as provided by section 1 of the act of July 5, 1884 (23 Stat.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments

Total Words

537 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

11.5

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 5505, Herbert Hoover (Dec 8, 1930). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5505-transferring-control-certain-land-the-secretary-the-interior.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Mississippi It is hereby ordered that the land included in Dog Island (unsurveyed) in the Mississippi Sound, south of Biloxi, Miss., approximately in T. 9 S., R. 8 W., St. Stephens meridian, Mississippi, which was reserved for military purposes by Executive order of August 30, 1847, be, and it is hereby, placed under the control of the Secretary of the Interior for disposition as provided by section 1 of the act of July 5, 1884 (23 Stat. 103), or as may be otherwise provided by law. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, December 8, 1930.