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Executive Order 5843 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 5843—Withdrawal of Public Lands in Aid of Legislation and Revocation of Executive Order No. 1529 of May 9, 1912

Herbert Hoover Herbert Hoover
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Thursday, April 28, 1932
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4 min read (825 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

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This executive order, signed by President Herbert Hoover on 1932-04-28, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Withdrawal of Public Lands in Aid of Legislation and Revocation of Executive Order No. 1529 of May 9, 1912." 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

▪ 847-848), as amended by the act of August 24, 1912 (37 Stat.
▪ That the unappropriated public lands in the townships hereinafter described be, and the same are hereby, withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, entry, and all forms of appropriation, subject to all valid existing rights, for classification and in aid of legislation: MOUNT DIABLO MERIDIAN, CALIFORNIA All T.
▪ This order shall continue in full force and effect unless and until revoked by the President or by act of Congress.
▪ 1529, dated May 9, 1912, which temporarily reserved a part of the above-described lands until their suitableness for Indian allotment purposes could be investigated, is hereby revoked.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners
Total Words
825
3,368 characters
Estimated Read Time
4 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
4.7
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations 

Exec. Order No. 5843, Herbert Hoover (Apr 28, 1932). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5843-withdrawal-public-lands-aid-legislation-and-revocation-executive.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

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Under authority contained in the act of June 25, 1910 (36 Stat. 847-848), as amended by the act of August 24, 1912 (37 Stat. 497), and subject to the conditions, provisions, and limitations of said acts, it is hereby ordered that the unappropriated public lands in the townships hereinafter described be, and the same are hereby, withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, entry, and all forms of appropriation, subject to all valid existing rights, for classification and in aid of legislation: MOUNT DIABLO MERIDIAN, CALIFORNIA All T. 4. N., R. 26 E.; All T. 4 N., R. 27 E.; All secs. 35 and 36 not within the national forest, T. 1 N., R. 28 E.; All T. 1 N., R. 29 E.; All T. 1 N., R. 30 E.; All secs. 19, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, and 33, T. 1 N., R. 31 E.; All secs. 28, 29, 31, 32, 33, and 34, T. 1 N., R. 32 E.; All secs. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15, T. 1 S., R. 30 E.; All sec. 1, SE. ¼ sec. 2, all secs. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, and 19, SW. ¼ SE. ¼ sec. 20, all secs. 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, and 36, T. 1 S., R. 31 E.; All secs. 1, 2, and 3, SW. ¼ NW. ¼, W. ½ SW. ¼ sec. 4, NW. ¼ NE. ¼, NE. ¼ NW. ¼ sec. 5, all secs. 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 23, 24, 25, 26, 35, and 36, T. 2 S., R. 31 E.; All secs. 1, 2, 11, 12, 13, 14, 23, 24, 25, 26, 35, and 36, T. 3 S., R. 31 E.; All secs. 1, 2, 11, 12, 13, 14, 23, 24, 25, 26, and 35, T. 4 S., R. 31 E.; All secs. 1, 2, 11, 12, 13, 14, E. ½, E. ½ W. ½, W. ½ NW. 1/ 4. sec. 15, E. ½ sec. 22, all secs. 23, 24, 25, 26, E. ½ E. ½ sec. 27, and N. ½, SE. ¼, E. ½ SW. ¼ sec. 35, T. 5 S., R. 31 E.; All secs. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, and 34, T. 1 S., R. 32 E.; All secs. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, and 23, W. ½ sec. 24, all secs. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 168 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, and 23, W. ½ sec. 24, all secs. 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, and 36, T. 2 S., R. 32 E.; All T. 3 S., R. 32 E.; All secs. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, and 35, T. 4 S., R. 32 E.; All secs. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11, W. ½, NE. ¼ NW. ¼, N. ½ NE. ¼ sec. 12, E. ½ NW. ¼, NE. ¼ SW. ¼, W. ½ W. ½ sec. 13, all secs. 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, and 22, N. ½, N. ½ S. ½, S. ½ SW. ¼, SW. ¼ SE. ¼ sec. 23, NW ¼ sec. 24, SW. ¼ sec. 25, S. ½, NW. ¼, SW. ¼ NE. ¼ sec. 26, all secs. 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, and 35, T. 5 S., R. 32 E.; All secs. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, N. ½, N. ½ S. ½, S. ½ SW. ¼, SW. ¼ SE. ¼ sec. 12, W. ½, W. ½ NE. ¼ sec. 13, all secs. 14, 15, 17, 18, N. ½, NW. ¼ SW. ¼ sec. 20, N. ½ N. ½, S. ½ NW. ¼ sec. 22, and NW. ¼ NW. ¼ sec. 23, T. 6 S., R. 32 E.; All secs. 6, 7, 18, 19, S. ½ sec. 20, all secs. 29, 30, 31, and 32, T. 3 S., R. 33 E.; and All secs. 5, 6, 7, 8, SW. ¼ sec. 16, all secs. 17, 18, 19, 20, and W. ½ sec. 21, T. 4 S., R. 33 E. This order shall continue in full force and effect unless and until revoked by the President or by act of Congress. Executive Order No. 1529, dated May 9, 1912, which temporarily reserved a part of the above-described lands until their suitableness for Indian allotment purposes could be investigated, is hereby revoked. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, April 28, 1932.