Executive Order 5976 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 5976—Withdrawal of Land for Greenleaf Mountain Administrative Site, Washington

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Friday, December 16, 1932

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1 min read (129 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 1932-12-16, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Withdrawal of Land for Greenleaf Mountain Administrative Site, Washington." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

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.

▪ 7 E., Willamette meridian, Washington, be, and the same is hereby, withdrawn and reserved for use by the Department of Agriculture as Greenleaf Mountain lookout site in connection with the administration of nearby national forests, subject to the conditions of the aforesaid acts and to any valid existing right.

▪ This order shall continue in full force and effect unless and until revoked by the President or by act of Congress.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

129

740 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

11.3

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 5976, Herbert Hoover (Dec 16, 1932). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5976-withdrawal-land-for-greenleaf-mountain-administrative-site-washington.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Under authority of the act of Congress approved June 25, 1910 (36 Stat. 847-848), as amended by the act of August 24, 1912 (37 Stat. 497), and on the recommendation of the Secretary of Agriculture, it is hereby ordered that the NE. ¼ SE. ¼ sec. 29, T. 3 N., R. 7 E., Willamette meridian, Washington, be, and the same is hereby, withdrawn and reserved for use by the Department of Agriculture as Greenleaf Mountain lookout site in connection with the administration of nearby national forests, subject to the conditions of the aforesaid acts and to any valid existing right. 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, December 16, 1932.