Executive Order 5660 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 5660—Transferring Control and Administration of Certain Land to the Secretary of the Interior, Nevada

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Friday, June 26, 1931

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1 min read (134 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 1931-06-26, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Transferring Control and Administration of Certain Land to the Secretary of the Interior, Nevada." 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

▪ Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Transferring Control and Administration of Certain Land to the Secretary of the Interior, Nevada.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments

Total Words

134

708 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 5660, Herbert Hoover (Jun 26, 1931). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5660-transferring-control-and-administration-certain-land-the-secretary.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

It is hereby ordered that the lands hereinafter described, that were withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry by order of withdrawal dated September 30, 1926, and held for the exclusive use and benefit of the United States Navy for the development of and use as an ammunition depot, be, and the same are hereby, placed under the control of the Secretary of the Interior for disposition as provided by the act of July 5, 1884 (23 Stat. 103), or as may be otherwise provided by law: Mount Diablo Meridian T. 28 N., R. 18 E., all of township. T. 29 N., R. 18 E., all of township. T. 28 N., R. 19 E., all of township. T. 29 N., R. 19 E., all of township. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, June 26, 1931.