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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1940-06-08, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Revocation of Executive Order No. 5208 of October 12, 1929, Withdrawing Public Lands." 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
▪5208 of October 12, 1929, withdrawing public lands in Nevada pending a resurvey, and heretofore partially revoked, is hereby revoked as to the remainder of the lands affected thereby.
▪This order shall become effective upon the date, of the official filing of the plat of the resurvey of the lands involved.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners
Total Words
84
477 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
8
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 8432, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jun 8, 1940). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8432-revocation-executive-order-no-5208-october-12-1929-withdrawing-public.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
NEVADA By virtue of the authority vested in me by the act of June 25, 1910, c. 421, 36 Stat. 847, Executive Order No. 5208 of October 12, 1929, withdrawing public lands in Nevada pending a resurvey, and heretofore partially revoked, is hereby revoked as to the remainder of the lands affected thereby. This order shall become effective upon the date, of the official filing of the plat of the resurvey of the lands involved. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, June 8, 1940.
