Executive Order 8519 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8519—Reserving Certain Townsite Lots for the Use of the Forest Service

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Friday, August 16, 1940

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1 min read (113 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 1940-08-16, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Reserving Certain Townsite Lots for the Use of the Forest Service." 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, and subject to valid existing rights, it is ordered that the following-described townsite lots are hereby reserved and set apart for the use of the Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, for administrative purposes: ESTERBROOK TOWNSITE Block 1, lots 1 to 5, inclusive, Block 2, lots 1 to 5, inclusive lots 16 to 20, inclusive, Block 3, lots 1 to 5, inclusive, lots 16 to 20, inclusive.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

113

623 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

9.2

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 8519, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Aug 16, 1940). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8519-reserving-certain-townsite-lots-for-the-use-the-forest-service.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

WYOMING By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by 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, and subject to valid existing rights, it is ordered that the following-described townsite lots are hereby reserved and set apart for the use of the Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, for administrative purposes: ESTERBROOK TOWNSITE Block 1, lots 1 to 5, inclusive, Block 2, lots 1 to 5, inclusive lots 16 to 20, inclusive, Block 3, lots 1 to 5, inclusive, lots 16 to 20, inclusive. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, August 16, 1940.