Executive Order 5654 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 5654—Duck Creek Administrative-Site Addition, Montana

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Saturday, June 20, 1931

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1 min read (132 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 1931-06-20, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Duck Creek Administrative-Site Addition, Montana." 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), as amended by the act of August 24, 1912 (37 Stat.

▪ This order shall continue in full force and effect unless and until revoked by the President or by act of Congress.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

132

745 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

9.3

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 5654, Herbert Hoover (Jun 20, 1931). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5654-duck-creek-administrative-site-addition-montana.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Under authority of the act of Congress approved June 25, 1910 (36 Stat. 847), as amended by the act of August 24, 1912 (37 Stat. 497), and on the recommendation of the Secretary of Agriculture, it is hereby ordered that lot 15 sec. 5, and lot 1 sec. 6, T. 8 N., R. 3 E., Montana meridian, Montana, containing 110.97 acres, be temporarily withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry, except as provided in said acts, and be reserved for use by the Forest Service as an addition to Duck Creek Ranger Station in connection with the administration of the Helena National Forest. This order shall continue in full force and effect unless and until revoked by the President or by act of Congress. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, June 20, 1931.