Executive Order 5711 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 5711—Withdrawal of Public Lands for Classification, Montana

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Monday, September 14, 1931

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2 min read (334 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 1931-09-14, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Withdrawal of Public Lands for Classification, Montana." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

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 hy the act of August 24, 1912 (37 Stat.

▪ That the vacant public lands of the United States in the State of Montana, within the following-described area, be, and the same are hereby, temporarily withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry and reserved for classification and in aid of legislation: Principal Meridian, Montana T.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

334

1,474 characters

Estimated Read Time

2 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

5.8

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 5711, Herbert Hoover (Sep 14, 1931). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5711-withdrawal-public-lands-for-classification-montana.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Under authority of the act of Congress of June 25, 1910 (36 Stat. 847), as amended hy the act of August 24, 1912 (37 Stat. 497), it is hereby ordered that the vacant public lands of the United States in the State of Montana, within the following-described area, be, and the same are hereby, temporarily withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry and reserved for classification and in aid of legislation: Principal Meridian, Montana T. 9 N., R. 42 E., secs. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 35, 36; T. 11 N., R. 42 E., secs. 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24; T. 8 N., R. 43 E., secs. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 23, 24; T. 9 N., R. 43 E., all; T. 10 N., R. 43 E., all; T. 11 N., R. 43 E., secs. 18, 19, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36; T. 7 N., R. 44 E., secs. 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 23, 24, 25, 26; T. 8 N., R. 44. E., secs. 1 to 29 inclusive, secs. 33, 34, 35, 36; T. 9 N., R. 44 E., all; T. 10 N., R. 44 E., S. ½ sec. 6, secs. 7, 8, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35; T. 7 N., R. 45 E., secs. 6, 7; T. 8 N., R. 45 E., secs. 1 to 26 inclusive, secs. 30, 31; T. 9 N., R. 45 E., secs. 6, 7, 17 to 36 inclusive; T. 8 N., R. 46 E., secs. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 28, 29, 30. 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, September 14, 1931.