Executive Order 6583 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 6583—Withdrawal of Public Lands to Aid the State in Making Exchange Selections

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Saturday, February 3, 1934

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1 min read (145 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 1934-02-03, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Withdrawal of Public Lands to Aid the State in Making Exchange Selections." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: Reviewed under the Tenth Amendment and the principle of dual federalism, this order touches upon domains traditionally reserved to the sovereign States. The Framers would caution against any attempt to commandeer state officers or displace local police powers through federal executive fiat.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ 847), as amended by the act of August 24, 1912 (ch.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

145

788 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

8.5

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 6583, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Feb 3, 1934). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6583-withdrawal-public-lands-aid-the-state-making-exchange-selections.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

NEW MEXICO By virtue of the authority vested in me by the act of June 25, 1910 (ch. 421, 36 Stat. 847), as amended by the act of August 24, 1912 (ch. 369, 37 Stat. 497), and by the act of June 15, 1926 (ch. 590, 44 Stat. 746), it is hereby ordered that the public lands in the following-described areas in New Mexico be, and they are hereby, temporarily withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry, subject to the conditions expressed in said acts and to all valid existing rights, for the purpose of aiding the State of New Mexico in making exchange selections as provided in the said act of June 15, 1926: 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, February 3, 1934.