Executive Order 5684 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 5684—Withdrawal of Public Lands for Classification, Utah

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Wednesday, August 12, 1931

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1 min read (230 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 1931-08-12, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Withdrawal of Public Lands for Classification, Utah." 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

▪ 847), as amended by the act of August 24, 1912 (37 Stat.

▪ That the public lands within the following-described areas in the State of Utah be, and the same are hereby, temporarily withdrawn for classification, subject to the conditions of the aforesaid acts and to valid existing claims, and to existing phosphate, first-form reclamation, and power-site withdrawals: Salt Lake Meridian T.

▪ 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

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

Total Words

230

1,220 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

4.9

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 5684, Herbert Hoover (Aug 12, 1931). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5684-withdrawal-public-lands-for-classification-utah.

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), it is hereby ordered that the public lands within the following-described areas in the State of Utah be, and the same are hereby, temporarily withdrawn for classification, subject to the conditions of the aforesaid acts and to valid existing claims, and to existing phosphate, first-form reclamation, and power-site withdrawals: Salt Lake Meridian T. 4 S., R. 23 E., sec. 22, all (unsurveyed); sec. 23, all (unsurveyed); sec. 24, all (unsurveyed); sec. 25, all (unsurveyed); sec. 26, N. ½, NW. ¼ SW. ¼, NE. ¼ SE. ¼, and S. ½ S. ½, (all unsurveyed); sec. 27, all; sec. 34, lot 1; sec. 35, lots 1, 2, 3, and 7, N. ½ NE. ¼ and SE. ¼ NE. ¼; T. 4 S., R. 24 E., sec. 19, all (unsurveyed); sec. 20, all (unsurveyed); sec. 21, all (unsurveyed); sec. 28, S. ½, and unsurveyed N. ½; sec. 29, S. ½, and unsurveyed N. ½; sec. 30, lots 1 to 13, inclusive, SE. ¼ NW. ¼, E. ½ SW. ¼, and unsurveyed fractional NE. ¼ east of Green River. 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, August 12, 1931.