Executive Order 5619 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 5619—Deerlodge National Forest, Montana

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Monday, May 11, 1931

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1 min read (247 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 1931-05-11, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Deerlodge National Forest, Montana." 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

▪ That the following described lands, which have largely passed from Government ownership, be, and the same are hereby, excluded from the Deerlodge National Forest, in the State of Montana: Montana Meridian T.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

247

1,411 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. 5619, Herbert Hoover (May 11, 1931). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5619-deerlodge-national-forest-montana.

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. 36; U.S. Code, title 16, sec. 473), and on the recommendation of the Secretary of Agriculture, it is hereby ordered that the following described lands, which have largely passed from Government ownership, be, and the same are hereby, excluded from the Deerlodge National Forest, in the State of Montana: Montana Meridian T. 3 N., R. 7 W., secs. 11, 12, 13, 14, and 23, W. ½ sec. 24, and N. ½ sec. 26; T. 4 N., R. 7 W., secs. 20, 21, 22, 28, 29, 32, and 33. And it is hereby ordered, pursuant to Public Resolution 85, approved June 12, 1930, that, subject to valid rights, the public lands in the excluded area shall be opened only to entry under the homestead or desert land laws where applicable by qualified ex-service men for whose service recognition is granted by said resolution, under the terms and conditions of said resolution and the regulations issued thereunder, for a period of 91 days beginning with the 63d day from and after the date hereof, and thereafter to appropriation by the general public under any public land law applicable thereto. Subsequent to the date hereof and prior to the date of restoration to general disposition as herein provided, no right may be acquired to such lands by settlement in advance of entry, or otherwise except strictly in accordance herewith. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, May 11, 1931.