Executive Order 6009 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 6009—Transferring to Control and Jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Navy Certain Lands off the Southern Coast of California for Naval Uses

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Tuesday, January 31, 1933

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1 min read (185 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 1933-01-31, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Transferring to Control and Jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Navy Certain Lands off the Southern Coast of California for Naval Uses." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

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

▪ That so much of Executive Order dated January 26, 1867, as related to San Nicholas Island, California, and Executive Order of November 15, 1901, which reserved said island for lighthouse purposes, be, and the same are hereby, revoked.

▪ That the said San Nicholas Island off the southern coast of California, between longitude 119° 25' West and 119° 34' 30" West and latitude 33° 13' 30" North and 33° 17' 30" North, containing 13,370 acres, more or less, be, and the same is hereby, placed under the control and jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Navy for naval uses.

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

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

185

1,066 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

17.7

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 6009, Herbert Hoover (Jan 31, 1933). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6009-transferring-control-and-jurisdiction-the-secretary-the-navy-certain.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by law it is hereby ordered that so much of Executive Order dated January 26, 1867, as related to San Nicholas Island, California, and Executive Order of November 15, 1901, which reserved said island for lighthouse purposes, be, and the same are hereby, revoked. And it is hereby ordered that the said San Nicholas Island off the southern coast of California, between longitude 119° 25' West and 119° 34' 30" West and latitude 33° 13' 30" North and 33° 17' 30" North, containing 13,370 acres, more or less, be, and the same is hereby, placed under the control and jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Navy for naval uses. Reserving, however, for the use of the Department of Commerce sites to be selected by that Department on which to erect and maintain such aids to navigation and incidental facilities as the Secretary of Commerce may consider desirable. This order shall continue in full force and effect unless and until revoked by the President or by an Act of Congress. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, January 31, 1933.