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This executive order, signed by President Herbert Hoover on 1931-07-22, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Transfer of Certain Land from Military Reservation to Siuslaw National Forest, Oregon." 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
▪That the land hereinafter described which was reserved by Executive order of November 24, 1903, for the use of the War Department in connection with the improvement of Umpqua River be, and the same is hereby, released from said reservation: Lot 6 sec.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
87
507 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
8.2
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 5670, Herbert Hoover (Jul 22, 1931). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5670-transfer-certain-land-from-military-reservation-siuslaw-national.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
It is hereby ordered that the land hereinafter described which was reserved by Executive order of November 24, 1903, for the use of the War Department in connection with the improvement of Umpqua River be, and the same is hereby, released from said reservation: Lot 6 sec. 8, T. 22 S., R. 10 W., Willamette meridian, containing 23 acres. In accordance with proclamation of March 2, 1907 (34 Stat. 3301), this land becomes a.part of the Siuslaw National Forest. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, July 22, 1931.
