Executive Order 8023 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8023—Modification of Executive Order No. 4683 of July 4, 1927, Withdrawing Public Lands for Town-Site Purposes

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Tuesday, December 6, 1938

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1 min read (127 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 1938-12-06, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Modification of Executive Order No. 4683 of July 4, 1927, Withdrawing Public Lands for Town-Site Purposes." 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

▪ 4683 of July 4, 1927, withdrawing public lands in Alaska for town-site purposes, is hereby modified to the extent necessary to permit the entry under the provisions of section 11 of the act of March 3, 1891, 26 Stat.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

127

711 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

12.5

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 8023, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Dec 6, 1938). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8023-modification-executive-order-no-4683-july-4-1927-withdrawing-public.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

ALASKA By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by sections 2380 and 2381 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, and as President of the United States, Executive Order No. 4683 of July 4, 1927, withdrawing public lands in Alaska for town-site purposes, is hereby modified to the extent necessary to permit the entry under the provisions of section 11 of the act of March 3, 1891, 26 Stat. 1099 (U.S.C., title 48, sec. 355), in behalf of settlers, of that portion of the land withdrawn by the said Executive order of July 4, 1927, which has been subdivided for town-site purposes as shown by plat of survey accepted August 10, 1938. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, December 6, 1938 .