Executive Order 5749 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 5749—Partial Revocation of Withdrawal of Public Lands Pending Resurvey, Colorado

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Friday, November 20, 1931

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1 min read (214 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 1931-11-20, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Partial Revocation of Withdrawal of Public Lands Pending Resurvey, Colorado." 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

▪ 3 E., New Mexico principal meridian, Colorado, pending a resurvey, be, and the same is hereby, revoked as to the above-mentioned township.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

214

1,214 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

8.6

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 5749, Herbert Hoover (Nov 20, 1931). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5749-partial-revocation-withdrawal-public-lands-pending-resurvey-colorado.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

It is hereby ordered that Executive Order No. 3866, dated June 14, 1923, which withdrew, among other lands, the public lands in T. 39 N., R. 3 E., New Mexico principal meridian, Colorado, pending a resurvey, be, and the same is hereby, revoked as to the above-mentioned township. The lands in this township were withdrawn for the proposed San Juan Forest Reserve, now Rio Grande National Forest, effective April 2, 1903. Secs. 2 to 5 inclusive, E. ½ sec. 8, all sec. 9, N. ½ sec. 10, said township and range, were restored to settlement effective October 21, 1904, and to entry effective March 15, 1905. These lands were again withdrawn for the San Juan Forest on January 28, 1907. The lands in the township will not, therefore, become subject to disposition under the general public land laws upon the revocation of the withdrawal except in the case of valid adverse claims initiated prior to April 2, 1903, when they were first withdrawn for forest purposes; or as to secs. 2 to 5 inclusive, E. ½ sec. 8, all of sec. 9, N. sec. 10, between the dates October 21, 1904, and January 28, 1907, the period when they were restored from withdrawal for forest purposes. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, November 20, 1931.