Executive Order 5534 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 5534—Public Water Reserve No. 137, Montana and Nevada

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Wednesday, January 21, 1931

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1 min read (209 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 1931-01-21, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Public Water Reserve No. 137, Montana and Nevada." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

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), entitled "An act to authorize the President of the United States to make withdrawals of public lands in certain cases," as amended by act of Congress approved August 24, 1912 (37 Stat.

▪ That the land hereinafter listed be, and the same is hereby, withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry, and reserved for public use in accordance with the provisions of section 10 of the act of December 29, 1916 (39 Stat.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

209

989 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

13.9

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 5534, Herbert Hoover (Jan 21, 1931). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5534-public-water-reserve-no-137-montana-and-nevada.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Under and pursuant to the provisions of the act of Congress approved June 25, 1910 (36 Stat. 847), entitled "An act to authorize the President of the United States to make withdrawals of public lands in certain cases," as amended by act of Congress approved August 24, 1912 (37 Stat. 497), it is hereby ordered that the land hereinafter listed be, and the same is hereby, withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry, and reserved for public use in accordance with the provisions of section 10 of the act of December 29, 1916 (39 Stat. 865): Montana MONTANA MERIDIAN T. 4 S., R. 16 E., sec. 21, SE. ¼ SW. ¼, SW. ¼ SE. ¼; sec. 22, SE. ¼ NW. ¼, NE. ¼ SW. ¼; sec. 28, NW. ¼ NE. ¼, NE. ¼ NW. ¼. T. 4 S., R. 17 E., sec. 4, S. ½ SW. ¼; sec. 5, SE. ¼ SE. ¼. Nevada MOUNT DIABLO MERIDIAN T. 30 N., R. 55 E., sec. 13, SW. ¼ SE. ¼; sec. 24, NW. ¼ NE. ¼. T. 44 N., R. 57 E., sec. 16, SE. ¼, SW. ¼ SW. ¼ SE. ¼; sec. 21, NW. ¼ NE. ¼, N. ½ NW. ¼. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, January 21, 1931.