Executive Order 6008 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 6008—Revocation of Withdrawal of Public Lands Pending Resurvey, Colorado

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Monday, January 30, 1933

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1 min read (192 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 1933-01-30, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Revocation of Withdrawal of Public Lands Pending Resurvey, Colorado." 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

▪ 11 E., New Mexico principal meridian, Colorado, pending a resurvey, be, and the same is hereby, revoked.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

192

1,155 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

14.7

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 6008, Herbert Hoover (Jan 30, 1933). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6008-revocation-withdrawal-public-lands-pending-resurvey-colorado.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

It is hereby ordered that Executive Order No. 5304, dated March 14, 1930, which withdrew the public lands in T. 50 N., R. 11 E., New Mexico principal meridian, Colorado, pending a resurvey, be, and the same is hereby, revoked. And it is hereby ordered, pursuant to Public Resolution 85 of June 12, 1930 (46 Stat. 580), and subject to valid rights, that the above-described lands, if otherwise subject to disposition, shall be opened under the terms and conditions of such resolution and the regulations issued thereunder, to entry under the homestead or desert land laws only, for a period of 91 days beginning with the date of the official filing of the plat of resurvey, by qualified ex-service men for whose service recognition is granted by the resolution, and thereafter to appropriation by the general public under any public land law applicable thereto. Subsequent to the date hereof and prior to the date of restoration to general disposition as herein provided, no right may be acquired to the released lands by settlement in advance of entry or otherwise, except strictly in accordance herewith. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, January 30, 1933.