Early Statesman synthesis distilling legal jargon into practical meaning, statutory anchors, and structural constitutional impacts.
This executive order, signed by President Herbert Hoover on 1932-01-11, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "To Permit Approval of Application Salt Lake City 049347 for a Railroad Right of Way." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.
Constitutional Assessment: An early statesman would view this measure favorably under Article II, Section 3 (the Take Care Clause). The President operates strictly within the ambit of executing established laws and supervising departmental subordinates, respecting the supremacy of the legislative branch without fabricating novel statutory obligations.
Key Directives & Operative Actions
▪5327 of April 15, 1930, temporarily withdrawing certain lands in Utah and other States on account of their possible oil-shale value, is hereby modified to the extent of authorizing the Secretary to approve application Salt Lake City 049347 of the Uintah Railway Co.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Branch Departments
🏛️ General Body of the People
Total Words
90
551 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
13.2
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.33
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 5772, Herbert Hoover (Jan 11, 1932). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5772-permit-approval-application-salt-lake-city-049347-for-railroad-right.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
Upon recommendation of the Secretary of the Interior, Executive Order No. 5327 of April 15, 1930, temporarily withdrawing certain lands in Utah and other States on account of their possible oil-shale value, is hereby modified to the extent of authorizing the Secretary to approve application Salt Lake City 049347 of the Uintah Railway Co. for a railroad right of way traversing certain of the withdrawn lands, the application having been filed pursuant to the act of March 3, 1875 (18 Stat. 482-483). HERBERT HOOVER The White House, January 11, 1932.
