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Executive Order 8571 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8571—Transfer of Control and Jurisdiction Over Certain Lands From the Secretary of Agriculture to the Secretary of the Interior

Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Saturday, October 19, 1940
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2 min read (342 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1940-10-19, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Transfer of Control and Jurisdiction Over Certain Lands From the Secretary of Agriculture to the Secretary of the Interior." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

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 Transfer of Control and Jurisdiction Over Certain Lands From the Secretary of Agriculture to the Secretary of the Interior.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners 🏛️ Public Health & Medical Institutions
Total Words
342
2,090 characters
Estimated Read Time
2 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
18.7
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations 

Exec. Order No. 8571, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Oct 19, 1940). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8571-transfer-control-and-jurisdiction-over-certain-lands-from-the.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →
OKLAHOMA Whereas the hereinafter-described lands have been acquired by the United States under the authority of the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935, approved April 8, 1935 (49 Stat. 115), in connection with the land-utilization project of the Department of Agriculture known as the Cookson Hills Project, LU-OK-2; and Whereas by Executive Order No. 7908, dated June 9, 1938, all the right, title, and interest of the United States in such lands was transferred to the Secretary of Agriculture for use, administration, and disposition in accordance with the provisions of Title III of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, approved July 22, 1937 (50 Stat. 522, 525), and the related provisions of Title IV thereof; and Whereas it appears that the transfer of the control and jurisdiction over such lands from the Secretary of Agriculture to the Secretary of the Interior for administrative purposes would be in the public interest: Now, Therefore , by virtue of the authority vested in me by section 32 of Title HI of the said Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, and upon recommendation of the Secretary of Agriculture, it is hereby ordered that the control and jurisdiction over the hereinafter-described lands, together with the improvements thereon, be, and it is hereby, transferred from the Secretary of Agriculture to the Secretary of the Interior; and the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to administer such lands, through the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, for the benefit of such Indians as he may designate, under such conditions of use and administration as will best carry out the purposes of the land-conservation and land-utilization program for which such lands were acquired: MUSKOGEE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Beginning at a point 1993.18 feet South, and 45.5 feet West of the NE¼ of Section 15, Township 13 N., R. 20 E.; thence West 580 feet to a point; thence South 333 feet to a point; thence East 580 feet to a point; thence North 333 feet to the place of beginning; containing 4.43 acres, more or less. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, October 19, 1940.