Executive Order 6132 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 6132—Withdrawing Land for Army Radio Station

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Monday, May 15, 1933

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2 min read (325 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 Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1933-05-15, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Withdrawing Land for Army Radio Station." 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▪ That the land hereinafter described be, and the same is hereby, withdrawn subject to valid existing rights as provided by the act of June 25, 1910 (36 Stat.

▪ 847-848), as amended by the act of August 24, 1912 (37 Stat.

▪ 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

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

Total Words

325

1,930 characters

Estimated Read Time

2 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

10.7

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 6132, Franklin D. Roosevelt (May 15, 1933). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6132-withdrawing-land-for-army-radio-station.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

ALASKA It is hereby ordered that the land hereinafter described be, and the same is hereby, withdrawn subject to valid existing rights as provided by the act of June 25, 1910 (36 Stat. 847-848), as amended by the act of August 24, 1912 (37 Stat. 497), for the use of the War Department as a site for the Army radio station at Point Barrow, Alaska: Beginning at a point in the shore line of Nerravak Lagoon, said point being in the northerly extension of the easterly line of the Presbyterian Mission Property and 30 ft., more or less, from the northeast comer thereof, in approximate latitude 71° 17.7', longitude 156° 30'. Thence from said initial point by metes and bounds: In a general easterly and southeasterly direction along the said shore line of Nerravak Lagoon, 850 ft., more or less, to a point; Southerly, 600 ft., more or less, parallel to the said easterly line of the Presbyterian Mission Property to a point; Westerly, 940 ft. parallel to the southerly line of the Presbyterian Mission Property to a point, said point being in the southerly extension of the westerly line of the said Presbyterian Mission Property; Northerly, 460 ft. along said southerly extension of the westerly line of Presbyterian Mission Property to the southwest corner thereof; Easterly, 475 ft., more or less, along the southerly line of the Presbyterian Mission Property to the southeast corner thereof; Northerly, 475 ft., more or less, along the aforementioned easterly line of the Presbyterian Mission Property to the northeast corner thereof; Northerly, 30 ft., more or less, along the northerly extension of the said easterly line of the Presbyterian Mission Property, to the place of beginning. The tract as described contains an area of 14.1 acres, more or less. This order shall continue in full force and effect unless and until revoked by the President or by act of Congress. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, May 15, 1933.