Executive Order 8091 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8091—Modifying Executive Order No. 2224 of July 19, 1915, and Reserving Certain Lands for Use of the Department of Agriculture

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Saturday, April 15, 1939

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1 min read (157 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 "Modifying Executive Order No. 2224 of July 19, 1915, and Reserving Certain Lands for Use of the Department of Agriculture." 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

▪ 847, as amended by the act of August 24, 1912, c.

▪ 497, it is ordered as follows: Section 1.

▪ This order shall remain in force until revoked by the President or by act of Congress.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

157

863 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

7.3

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 8091, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Apr 15, 1939). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8091-modifying-executive-order-no-2224-july-19-1915-and-reserving-certain.

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 the act of March 12, 1914, c. 37, 38 Stat. 305, and the act of June 25, 1910, c. 421, 36 Stat. 847, as amended by the act of August 24, 1912, c. 369, 37 Stat. 497, it is ordered as follows: Section 1. Executive Order No. 2224 of July 19, 1915, withdrawing and reserving certain lands in Alaska for townsite purposes, is hereby modified to the extent necessary to permit the following-described townsite lots to be used by the Bureau of Public Roads, Department of Agriculture, in connection with road building projects, and such lands are hereby reserved and set apart for such use: FEDERAL ADDITION TO SEWARD TOWNSITE Block 12, Lots 4, 5, and 6 Section 2. This order shall remain in force until revoked by the President or by act of Congress. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, April 15, 1939.