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Executive Order 5517 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 5517—Chugach National Forest, Alaska

Herbert Hoover Herbert Hoover
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Wednesday, December 17, 1930
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2 min read (418 words)

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This executive order, signed by President Herbert Hoover on 1930-12-17, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Chugach National Forest, Alaska." 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 tract of land in Alaska lying within the following described boundaries, heretofore occupied as a home site, be, and the same is hereby, excluded from the Chugach National Forest and restored to entry under the applicable public land laws: Chs.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners
Total Words
418
2,171 characters
Estimated Read Time
2 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
5.6
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
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Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations 

Exec. Order No. 5517, Herbert Hoover (Dec 17, 1930). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5517-chugach-national-forest-alaska.

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 tract of land in Alaska lying within the following described boundaries, heretofore occupied as a home site, be, and the same is hereby, excluded from the Chugach National Forest and restored to entry under the applicable public land laws: Chs. Beginning at Corner No. 1, meander corner on the westerly shore of Falls Bay Lagoon, in approximate latitude 60° 31' N., and longitude 148° 01' W. Said corner is a spruce post 4 inches square, 2½ feet high, set firmly in the ground, marked HS 1 MC GH; from which A hemlock, 6 in. diam., bears N. 2%° W., 19 lks. distant, marked HS 1 BT. A hemlock, 14 in. diam., bears S. 43° W., 56 lks. distant, marked HS 1 BT. Thence N. 15° W., through timber and open muskeg. 8.00 Corner No. 2, which is a spruce post, 4 inches square, 3½ feet high, set firmly in the ground, marked HS 2 GH; from which A hemlock, 16 in. diam., bears north, 113 lks. distant, marked HS 2 BT. A hemlock, 11 in. diam., bears N. 52° E., 103 lks. distant, marked HS 2 BT. Thence N. 75° E., to edge of timber through open muskeg. 8.00 Comer No. 3, which is a spruce post, 4 inches square, 3½ feet high, set firmly in the ground, marked HS 3 GH; from which A hemlock, 8 in. diam., bears S. 30° E., 63 lks. distant, marked HS 3 BT. A hemlock, 13 in. diam., bears N. 35° E., 52 lks. distant, marked HS 3 BT. Thence S. 15° E., through scrub timber. 2.10 Corner No. 4, meander corner, which is a spruce post, 4 inches square, 2½ feet high, firmly set in the ground, on the northerly shore of Falls Bay Lagoon, marked HS 4 MC GH; from which A hemlock, 13 in. diam., bears N. 40° E., 24 lks. distant, marked HS 4 BT. A hemlock, 10 in. diam., bears N. 12° W., 29 lks. distant, marked HS 4 BT. Thence with meanders of the shore of Falls Bay Lagoon: (1) S. 59½° W., 5.00 chs.; (2) S. 30° E., 3.83 chs.; (3) S. 14½° W., 1.30 chs.; (4) S. 77° W., 3.45 chs.; to Corner No. 1, meander corner, and the place of beginning, containing approximately 4.25 acres. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, December 17, 1930.