Executive Order 5832 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 5832—Reserving Lands and Buildings for the Use of the Department of Justice, Alaska

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Thursday, April 7, 1932

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2 min read (381 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 1932-04-07, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Reserving Lands and Buildings for the Use of the Department of Justice, Alaska." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

Constitutional Assessment: Scrutinized through Article II, Section 2, this action exercises the President's constitutional role as Commander in Chief. Early Framers recognized broad executive discretion in commanding military forces during conflict, provided it remains bounded by congressional declarations and respects civilian domestic courts.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ Michael Military Reservation, Alaska, hereinafter described, be, and the same are hereby, reserved for the use of the Department of Justice as provided by the act of June 25, 1910 (36 Stat.

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

▪ This order shall continue in full force and effect unless and until revoked by.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

381

1,939 characters

Estimated Read Time

2 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

2.8

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 5832, Herbert Hoover (Apr 7, 1932). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5832-reserving-lands-and-buildings-for-the-use-the-department-justice.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

It is hereby ordered that the lands and buildings thereon within the former Fort St. Michael Military Reservation, Alaska, hereinafter described, be, and the same are hereby, reserved for the use of the Department of Justice as provided by the act of June 25, 1910 (36 Stat. 847), as amended by the act of August 24, 1912 (37 Stat. 497): Parcel No. 1. Beginning at corner No. 1, from which the flagpole at Fort St. Michael bears S. 82¼° E., 68 ft., thence from said comer No. 1, S. 75½° W., parallel to building No. 5 and 10 ft. therefrom, 90 ft. to comer No. 2; thence S. 14½° E., 75 ft. to comer No. 3; thence N. 75½° E., 90 ft. to comer No. 4; thence N. 14½° W., 75 ft. to comer No. 1, the place of beginning, containing 6,750 square feet, more or less, and buildings Nos. 5 and 24 and coal house situated thereon. Parcel No. 2. Beginning at comer No. 1, from which the flagpole at Fort St. Michael bears S. 18½° W., 210 ft.; thence from said comer No. 1, N. 16° W., parallel to building No. 14 and 9 ft. therefrom, 49 ft. to comer No. 2; thence N. 74° E. along sidewalk on north building line, 70 ft. to comer No. 3; thence S. 16° E., 49 ft. to comer No. 4; thence S. 74° W., 70 ft. to comer No. 1, the place of beginning, containing 3,430 square feet, more or less, and building No. 14 situated thereon. Parcel No. 3. Beginning at corner No. 1, from which the flagpole at Fort St. Michael bears N. 83½° E., 475 ft.; thence from said corner No. 1, S. 74½° W., parallel to end of building No. 16 and 10 ft. therefrom, 50 ft. to comer No. 2; thence S. 15½° E., 80 ft. to corner No. 3; thence N. 74½° E., 50 ft. to comer No. 4; thence N. 15½° W., 80 ft. to comer No. 1, the place of beginning, containing 4,000 square feet, more or less, and building No. 16 located thereon. 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, April 7, 1932.