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Executive Order 6039 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 6039—Revocation of Withdrawal of Public Lands in Alaska and Reservation of a Part for the War Department and Alaska Game Commission

Herbert Hoover Herbert Hoover
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Monday, February 20, 1933
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4 min read (854 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

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This executive order, signed by President Herbert Hoover on 1933-02-20, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Revocation of Withdrawal of Public Lands in Alaska and Reservation of a Part for the War Department and Alaska Game Commission." 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

▪ That Executive orders of March 28, 1898, and May 20, 1922, reserving lands on Kodiak Island, Alaska, for an experimental station for the use of the Department of Agriculture, be, and the same are hereby, revoked and the lands placed under the control of the Secretary of the Interior.
▪ It is also hereby ordered that the tract of land hereinafter described be, and the same is hereby, reserved subject to valid existing rights for the use of the War Department as a radio station: Beginning at corner No.
▪ It is further hereby ordered that the two tracts of land hereinafter described be, and the same are hereby, reserved subject to valid existing rights for the use of the Alaska Game Commission for pasturage and other purposes: Tract No.
▪ 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

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Total Words
854
4,243 characters
Estimated Read Time
4 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
2.5
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations 

Exec. Order No. 6039, Herbert Hoover (Feb 20, 1933). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6039-revocation-withdrawal-public-lands-alaska-and-reservation-part-for.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

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It is hereby ordered that Executive orders of March 28, 1898, and May 20, 1922, reserving lands on Kodiak Island, Alaska, for an experimental station for the use of the Department of Agriculture, be, and the same are hereby, revoked and the lands placed under the control of the Secretary of the Interior. It is also hereby ordered that the tract of land hereinafter described be, and the same is hereby, reserved subject to valid existing rights for the use of the War Department as a radio station: Beginning at corner No. 4 of amended U.S. Survey No. 1272, which is comer No. 10 of U.S. Survey No. 1389; Thence S. 55° 17' W., 19.00 chs., to a point on the line between comers Nos. 4 and 5 of amended U.S. Survey No. 1272 and between comers Nos. 9 and 10 of U.S. Survey No. 1389; Thence S. 34° 43' E., 20.69 chs., to a point in a wire fence on the northwest side of the road; Thence S. 43° 40' XV., along a wire fence, 9.77 chs., to a point on the line between comers Nos. 6 and 7 of amended U.S. Survey No. 1272 and between comers Nos. 3 and 4 of U.S. Survey No. 562; Thence east, with part of the line between comers Nos. 6 and 7 of amended U.S. Survey No. 1272, 0.90 ch., to corner No. 7 of said survey; Thence S. 44° 43' E., 2.01 chs., to comer No. 8 of said survey; Thence south, 8.65 chs., to a point on the line between comers Nos. 8 and 9 of said survey and between corners Nos. 5 and 1 of U.S. Survey No. 562; Thence N. 55° 17' E., 32.39 chs., to a point on the line between comers Nos. 3 and 4 of said survey and between corners Nos. 10 and 1 of U.S. Survey No. 1389; Thence N. 34° 43' W., with part of the line between corners Nos. 3 and 4 of amended U.S. Survey No. 1272 and between corners Nos. 10 and 1 of U.S. Survey No. 1389, 32.24 chs., to corner No. 4 of amended U.S. Survey No. 1272, the place of beginning, containing 72.11 acres, be the same more or less. It is further hereby ordered that the two tracts of land hereinafter described be, and the same are hereby, reserved subject to valid existing rights for the use of the Alaska Game Commission for pasturage and other purposes: Tract No. 1 Beginning at corner No. 1 of amended U.S. Survey No. 1272; Thence S. 34° 43' E., 4.56 chs., to the true point for meander comer No. 2 of said survey, a point on the shore of St. Paul Harbor; Thence with the meanders of St. Paul Harbor: N. 52° 44' E., 1.80 chs., to a point; N. 33° 43' E., 2.29 chs., to a point; N. 61° 57' E., 2.06 chs., to a point; N. 42° 03' E., 2.44 chs., to a point; N. 61° 38' E., 7.87 chs., to a point; N. 42° 46' E., 1.59 chs., to the true point for meander comer No. 3 of amended U.S. Survey No. 1272; Thence N. 34° 43' W., 7.76 chs., to a point on the line between comers Nos. 3 and 4 of said survey and between corners Nos. 10 and 1 of U.S. Survey No. 1389; Thence S. 55° 17' W., 32.39 chs., to a point on the line between comers Nos. 8 and 9 of said survey and between corners Nos. 5 and 1 of U.S. Survey No. 562; Thence south, with part of the line between comers Nos. 8 and 9 of amended U.S. Survey No. 1272, 2.00 chs., to comer No. 9 of said survey; Thence N. 58° 28' E., 1.29 chs., to comer No. 10 of said survey; Thence S. 35° 10' E., 2.20 chs., to comer No. 11 of said survey; Thence N. 55° 17' E., 14.50 chs., to comer No. 1 of amended U.S. Survey No. 1272, the place of beginning, containing 19.61 acres, be the same more or less. Tract No. 2 Beginning at corner No. 5 of amended U.S. Survey No. 1272; Thence S. 34° 43' E., 14.74 chs., to comer No. 6 of said survey; Thence east, 13.90 chs., to a point on the line between comers Nos. 6 and 7 of said survey, in a wire fence on the northwest side of a road; Thence N. 43° 40' E., along a wire fence, 9.77 chs., to a point on northwest side of road; N. 34° 43' W., 20.69 chs., to a point on the line between comers Nos. 4 and 5 of amended U.S. Survey No. 1272 and between comers Nos. 9 and 10 of U.S. Survey No. 1389; Thence S. 55° 17' W., 21.00 chs., to corner No. 5 of amended U.S. Survey No. 1272, the place of beginning, containing 42.11 acres, be the same more or less. 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, February 20, 1933.