Executive Order 5672 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 5672—Public Water Reserve No. 143, Colorado and Wyoming

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Monday, August 3, 1931

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1 min read (146 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 1931-08-03, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Public Water Reserve No. 143, Colorado and Wyoming." 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▪ That the land hereinafter listed be, and the same is hereby, withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry and reserved for public use in accordance with the provisions of section 10 of the act of December 29, 1916 (39 Stat.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

146

777 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. 5672, Herbert Hoover (Aug 3, 1931). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5672-public-water-reserve-no-143-colorado-and-wyoming.

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August 24, 1912 (37 Stat. 497), it is hereby ordered that the land hereinafter listed be, and the same is hereby, withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry and reserved for public use in accordance with the provisions of section 10 of the act of December 29, 1916 (39 Stat.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): Colorado SIXTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN T. 8 N., R. 97 W., sec. 1, W. ½ SW. ¼ sec. 2, N. ½ SE. ¼ sec. 29, lots 8 and 9. Wyoming SIXTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN T. 45 N., R. 85 W., sec. 2, lot 1. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, August 3, 1931.