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This executive order, signed by President Herbert Hoover on 1932-07-12, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Mendocino National Forest, California." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.
Constitutional Assessment: Reviewed under the Tenth Amendment and the principle of dual federalism, this order touches upon domains traditionally reserved to the sovereign States. The Framers would caution against any attempt to commandeer state officers or displace local police powers through federal executive fiat.
Key Directives & Operative Actions
▪The name of the California National Forest, in the State of California, is hereby changed from "California National Forest" to "Mendocino National Forest," in order to avoid the confusion growing out of the State and a national forest therein having the same name.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities
Total Words
51
311 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
14.3
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 5885, Herbert Hoover (Jul 12, 1932). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5885-mendocino-national-forest-california.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
The name of the California National Forest, in the State of California, is hereby changed from "California National Forest" to "Mendocino National Forest," in order to avoid the confusion growing out of the State and a national forest therein having the same name. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, July 12, 1932.
