Executive Order 8498 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)
Executive Order 8498—Transferring to the Control and Jurisdiction of the Treasury Department the Remaining Part of the Site of the Naval Reservation on Ediz Hook, Port Angeles, Washington
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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1940-07-27, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Transferring to the Control and Jurisdiction of the Treasury Department the Remaining Part of the Site of the Naval Reservation on Ediz Hook, Port Angeles, Washington." 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
▪847, it is ordered that the following-described tract of land on Ediz Hook Spit, Port Angeles Harbor, Washington, which tract constitutes the remaining part of the area reserved by Executive Order No.
▪The transfer of the control and jurisdiction over the aforesaid tract of land to the Treasury Department is subject to the condition that in the event such tract shall cease to be used for Coast Guard purposes, and upon formal notification thereof by the Treasury Department to the Navy Department, the control and jurisdiction over the said tract shall revert to the Navy Department.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments
🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
🏛️ Financial Institutions & Monetary Authorities
Total Words
308
1,833 characters
Estimated Read Time
2 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
15.3
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 8498, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jul 27, 1940). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8498-transferring-the-control-and-jurisdiction-the-treasury-department-the.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 1 of the act of June 25, 1910, c. 421, 36 Stat. 847, it is ordered that the following-described tract of land on Ediz Hook Spit, Port Angeles Harbor, Washington, which tract constitutes the remaining part of the area reserved by Executive Order No. 2646 of June 27, 1917, for naval purposes, be, and it is hereby, transferred from the control and Jurisdiction of the Navy Department to the control and jurisdiction of the Treasury Department for Coast Guard purposes: All of the Navy Department Reservation on Ediz Hook Spit, Port Angeles Harbor, State of Washington, as lies between the Strait of Juan De Fuca and Port Angeles Harbor on the North and South respectively and between the Westerly boundary of the U.S. Coast Guard (Light House) Reservation (Executive Order Number 2646, June 27, 1917) on the East and the Easterly boundary of the U.S. Coast Guard (Air Station) Reservation (Executive Order Number 6594, Feb. 9, 1934) on the West, containing 8 acres more or less, and designated as "This Area Reserved for Submarine and Aviation Base"; all as shown on a tracing bearing the legend "Plat of Ediz Hook showing Proposed Reservation for Submarine and Aviation Base, Port Angeles Harbor, Washington. Surveyed May, 1917—Scale 1"=100' ", which tracing is on file in the office of the Judge Advocate General of the Navy, Navy Department. The transfer of the control and jurisdiction over the aforesaid tract of land to the Treasury Department is subject to the condition that in the event such tract shall cease to be used for Coast Guard purposes, and upon formal notification thereof by the Treasury Department to the Navy Department, the control and jurisdiction over the said tract shall revert to the Navy Department. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, July 27, 1940.
