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Executive Order 8090 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8090—Restoring to the Commonwealth of the Philippines a Part of the Military Reservation of Nozaleda

Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Saturday, April 15, 1939
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2 min read (369 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 1939-04-15, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Restoring to the Commonwealth of the Philippines a Part of the Military Reservation of Nozaleda." 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

▪ 547, the following-described adjoining parcels of land comprising a part of the Nozaleda Military Reservation, City of Manila, Philippine Islands, located in the northeast corner thereof, are hereby restored to the Commonwealth of the Philippines: PARCEL NO.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners
Total Words
369
2,107 characters
Estimated Read Time
2 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
7.8
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations 

Exec. Order No. 8090, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Apr 15, 1939). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8090-restoring-the-commonwealth-the-philippines-part-the-military.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →
Whereas it appears that certain lands comprising a part of the Nozaleda Military Reservation, City of Manila, Philippine Islands, are no longer required for the purposes of such reservation; and Whereas it is deemed desirable and in the public interest that such lands be restored to the Commonwealth of the Philippines: Now, Therefore , by virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in the President by section 9 of the act of August 29, 1916, 39 Stat. 547, the following-described adjoining parcels of land comprising a part of the Nozaleda Military Reservation, City of Manila, Philippine Islands, located in the northeast corner thereof, are hereby restored to the Commonwealth of the Philippines: PARCEL NO. 1 Beginning at Corner No. 6 of Lot No. 1 BLP-II-5955 from which corner the true bearing and distance to BLIM 47, Manila, is S. 57°54' E., 526.38 meters; Thence from said initial point, by metes and bounds, S. 61°31' E., 94.16 meters, along the original boundary of the reservation, to Corner No. 7, marked by a concrete monument; S. 28°43' W., 10.00 meters, along the said original boundary to a point; N. 61°31' W., 77.85 meters to a point; N. 30°00' W., 19.13 meters to Corner No. 6, the place of beginning. The parcel as described contains an area of 864 square meters, more or less. PARCEL NO. 2 Beginning at Corner No. 6 of Lot No. 1 BLP-II-5955; Thence from said initial point, by metes and bounds, N. 30°00' W., 40.24 meters to a point; N. 60°00' E., 46.05 meters to Corner No. 3, marked by a concrete monument; S. 46°49' W., 39.24 meters, along the original boundary of the reservation at Corner No. 4; S. 51°04' E., 26.06 meters, along the said original boundary to Corner No. 5; S. 37°55' W., 18.58 meters, along the said original boundary to Corner No. 6, the place of beginning. The parcel as described contains an area of 606 square meters, more or less. The directions of the lines refer to the true meridian. Total area to be restored, consisting of Parcels Nos. 1 and 2, is 1470 square meters or 0.36 acre, more or less. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, April 15, 1939.