Executive Order 5765 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 5765—Transfer of Lands from the Datil to the Gila National Forest, New Mexico

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Thursday, December 24, 1931

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1 min read (294 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 1931-12-24, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Transfer of Lands from the Datil to the Gila National Forest, New Mexico." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

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

▪ 1984-1985), be, and the same are hereby, transferred to and made parts of the Gila National Forest as defined by proclamation of March 3, 1921 (41 Stat.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

294

1,424 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

6.7

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 5765, Herbert Hoover (Dec 24, 1931). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5765-transfer-lands-from-the-datil-the-gila-national-forest-new-mexico.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Under authority of the act of Congress approved June 4, 1897 (30 Stat. 11, 36; U.S. Code, title 16, sec. 473), and on the recommendation of the Secretary of Agriculture, it is hereby ordered that the following-described lands now parts of the Datil National Forest as defined by proclamation of January 23, 1925 (43 Stat. 1984-1985), be, and the same are hereby, transferred to and made parts of the Gila National Forest as defined by proclamation of March 3, 1921 (41 Stat. 1815-1816). All lands now a part of the Datil National Forest lying in: New Mexico Principal Meridian Tps. 11 and 12 S., R. 8 W.; Tps. 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 S., R. 9 W.; Tps. 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 S., R. 10 W.; Tps. 6, 8, 9, 10, and 11 S., R. 11 W.; Tps. 8, 9, 10, and 11 S., R. 12 W.; Tps. 10 and 11 S., R. 13 W.; Tps. 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11 S., R. 14 W.; Tps. 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11 S., R. 15 W.; Tps. 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11 S., R. 16 W.; Tps. 7, 8, 9, and 10 S., R. 17 W.; Tps. 7, 8, 9, and 10 S., R. 18 W.; T. 8 S., R. 19 W. The transfers effected by this order and the new boundaries of the Gila National Forest are more clearly shown on the diagram attached hereto and made a part hereof. It is not intended by this order to give any publicly owned lands a national-forest status which have hitherto not had such status nor to remove any publicly owned lands from a national-forest status. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, Dec. 24, 1931.