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Executive Order 5931 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 5931—Rights of Way, Round Top Military Reservation, Hawaii

Herbert Hoover Herbert Hoover
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Saturday, October 8, 1932
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2 min read (431 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 1932-10-08, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Rights of Way, Round Top Military Reservation, Hawaii." 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

▪ 141, 159), entitled "AN ACT To provide a government for the Territory of Hawaii," as amended by section 7 of the act of Congress approved May 27, 1910 (36 Stat.
▪ That the above-described strip of land extending from the Round Top Military Reservation to Ferdinand Street (formerly Manoa Heights Road) be, and the same is hereby, restored to its previous status for the use of the Territory of Hawaii.
▪ That a strip of land, 10 feet wide, situate on the island of Oahu, Territory of Hawaii, extending from the boundary of Round Top Military Reservation to Awapuhi Street, Manoa, be, and the same is hereby, reserved and set apart as a right of way.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments
Total Words
431
2,403 characters
Estimated Read Time
2 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
13
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations 

Exec. Order No. 5931, Herbert Hoover (Oct 8, 1932). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5931-rights-way-round-top-military-reservation-hawaii.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →
Section I Whereas by Executive Order No. 978, dated November 24, 1908, a strip of land, 10 feet wide, from Round Top Military Reservation to Manoa Heights Road, extending 5 feet on each side of a line drawn from the Ualakaa triangulation station to said road, the true bearing of said line being S. 45° E., was reserved from sale and set apart as a right of way in connection with the defensive works of the island of Oahu, Territory of Hawaii; and Whereas the above-described strip of land is no longer required for the purpose for which it was reserved and set apart; Now, Therefore , pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 91 of the act of Congress approved April 30, 1900 (31 Stat. 141, 159), entitled "AN ACT To provide a government for the Territory of Hawaii," as amended by section 7 of the act of Congress approved May 27, 1910 (36 Stat. 443, 447), it is hereby ordered that the above-described strip of land extending from the Round Top Military Reservation to Ferdinand Street (formerly Manoa Heights Road) be, and the same is hereby, restored to its previous status for the use of the Territory of Hawaii. Section II Pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 91 of the act of Congress approved April 30, 1900 (31 Stat. 141, 159), entitled "AN ACT To provide a government for the Territory of Hawaii," as amended by section 7 of the act of Congress approved May 27, 1910 (36 Stat. 443, 447), it is hereby ordered that a strip of land, 10 feet wide, situate on the island of Oahu, Territory of Hawaii, extending from the boundary of Round Top Military Reservation to Awapuhi Street, Manoa, be, and the same is hereby, reserved and set apart as a right of way. This strip of land extends 5 feet on each side of the center line, which center line is described as follows: Beginning at a point, not monumentod, in the southeast boundary of Round Top Military Reservation between concrete monuments Nos. 7 and 8 of said Round Top Military Reservation, from which point the azimuth (measured clockwise from true south) and distance to said monument No. 8 is 224° 32' 00", 5.29 feet; Thence by true azimuth and distance 295° 11' 30", 1,429.80 feet to a point, not monumented, located in the center of north terminus of Awapuhi Street. The 10-foot right of way, the center line of which is described, contains an area of 0.328 acre. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, October 8, 1932.