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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1938-11-10, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Partial Revocation of Executive Orders of December 5, 1913, January 13, 1915, and February 23, 1928." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.
Constitutional Assessment: This action represents an orderly exercise of Article II administrative discretion, managing the internal machinery and personnel of the executive branch without abridging the ancient liberties of the people.
Key Directives & Operative Actions
▪12, 24, and 114, are hereby revoked insofar as they pertain to or affect the following-described lands in Wyoming, Arizona, and California: WYOMING SIXTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN In Public Water Reserve No.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners
Total Words
164
926 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
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Flesch-Kincaid
9.2
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
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Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 8003, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Nov 10, 1938). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8003-partial-revocation-executive-orders-december-5-1913-january-13-1915.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
[Public Water Restoration No. 81] WYOMING, ARIZONA AND CALIFORNIA By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 1 of the act of June 25, 1910, c. 421, 36 Stat. 847, the Executive Orders of December 5, 1913, January 13, 1915, as modified by Interpretation No. 70 of June 16, 1928, and February 23, 1928, creating, respectively, Public Water Reserves Nos. 12, 24, and 114, are hereby revoked insofar as they pertain to or affect the following-described lands in Wyoming, Arizona, and California: WYOMING SIXTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN In Public Water Reserve No. 12: T. 44 N., R. 70 W., sec. 30, S½SW¼; sec. 31, N½NW¼. ARIZONA GILA AND SALT RIVER MERIDIAN In Public Water Reserve No. 24: T. 38 N., R. 5 E., sec. 6, lot 2 (NW¼NE¼), SW¼NE¼. CALIFORNIA SAN BERNARDINO MERIDIAN In Public Water Reserve No. 114: T. 12 S., R. 11 E., sec. 14, NE¼, N½NW¼, E½SE¼. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, November 10, 1938 .
