Executive Order 8550 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8550—Modification of Executive Order No. 3271 of May 11, 1920, Withdrawing Public Lands

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Tuesday, September 24, 1940

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1 min read (158 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 1940-09-24, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Modification of Executive Order No. 3271 of May 11, 1920, 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

▪ Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Modification of Executive Order No. 3271 of May 11, 1920, Withdrawing Public Lands.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

158

934 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

9.4

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 8550, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Sep 24, 1940). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8550-modification-executive-order-no-3271-may-11-1920-withdrawing-public.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

UTAH By virtue of the authority vested in me by the act of June 25, 1910, c. 421, 36 Stat. 847, Executive Order No. 3271 of May 11, 1920, withdrawing certain public lands in Box Elder County, Utah, in order to adjust disputes or claims of patentees against the United States and among themselves arising from alleged incomplete or erroneous surveys, is hereby modified to the extent necessary to permit the Secretary of the Interior to consummate the exchanges of land involved in applications 050048, 050955 and 050276 Salt Lake City, Utah series, under Public Resolution No. 84 of February 15, 1929, c. 219, 45 Stat. 1186, in order to effectuate the purposes contemplated by the act of April 23, 1928, c. 413, 45 Stat. 448, authorizing the establishment of Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, for which lands were set apart by Proclamation No. 2012, dated September 26, 1932. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, September 24, 1940.