Executive Order 6827 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)
Executive Order 6827—Withdrawal of Public Land for Use of the War Department and Partial Revocation of Executive Order No. 6626, of March 6, 1934, Withdrawing Public Land
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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1934-08-21, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Withdrawal of Public Land for Use of the War Department and Partial Revocation of Executive Order No. 6626, of March 6, 1934, Withdrawing Public Land." 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
▪847), as amended by the act of August 24, 1912 (oh.
▪It is further ordered that Executive Order No.
▪6626, of March 5, 1934, insofar as it pertains to the following-described town-site lot in the Territory of Alaska be, and it is hereby, revoked: ANCHORAGE TOWN SITE Lot 19, block 16.
▪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
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
171
980 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
9.7
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
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Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 6827, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Aug 21, 1934). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6827-withdrawal-public-land-for-use-the-war-department-and-partial.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
ALASKA By virtue of and pursuant to 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 (oh. 369, 37 Stat. 497), and subject to the conditions therein expressed and to valid existing rights, it is ordered that the following-described town-site lot in the Territory of Alaska be, and it is hereby, temporarily withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry and, together with the improvements thereon, reserved for the War Department for the use of the Signal Corps: ANCHORAGE TOWN SITE Lot 18, block 16. It is further ordered that Executive Order No. 6626, of March 5, 1934, insofar as it pertains to the following-described town-site lot in the Territory of Alaska be, and it is hereby, revoked: ANCHORAGE TOWN SITE Lot 19, block 16. 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, August 21, 1934.
