Executive Order 8573 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8573—Reserving Public Land for Town-Site Purposes

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Monday, October 21, 1940

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1 min read (283 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 1940-10-21, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Reserving Public Land for Town-Site Purposes." 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

▪ ALASKA By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 2380 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, it is ordered that the following-described public land in Alaska be, and it is hereby, withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry, and reserved for town-site purposes, to be hereafter disposed of under applicable town-site laws: Beginning at corner No.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

283

1,561 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

6.7

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 8573, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Oct 21, 1940). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8573-reserving-public-land-for-town-site-purposes.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

ALASKA By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 2380 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, it is ordered that the following-described public land in Alaska be, and it is hereby, withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry, and reserved for town-site purposes, to be hereafter disposed of under applicable town-site laws: Beginning at corner No. 10, U.S. Survey No. 1991 Unalaska Townsite, in latitude 53°52' N., and longitude 166°32' W.; From said initial point, by metes and bounds, N. 56°01' W., 9.84 chains, to corner No. 9, U.S. Survey No. 1991; N. 56°00' W., 4.85 chains, to corner No. 6, U.S. Survey No. 1945; S. 33°04' W., 7.23 chains, to corner No. 5, U.S. Survey No. 1945; N. 56°56' W., 10.92 chains, to comer No. 4, U.S. Survey No. 1945; N. 33°04’ E., 8.70 chains, to corner No. 3, U.S. Survey No. 1945; N. 15°56' E., 2.02 chains, to corner No. 4, U.S. Survey No. 1991; N. 43°04' W., 15.73 chains, to comer No. 4, U.S. Survey No. 1946; N. 47°04' E., 5.95 chains, to corner No. 3, U.S. Survey No. 1946; S. 43°04' E., 6.66 chains, to comer No. 2, U.S. Survey No. 1991; N. 41°50' E., 2.74 chains, along line 2-1 of U.S. Survey No. 1991 to the left bank of Hiulluk River; Thence with the meanders of Hiulluk River and Hiulluk Bay, northwesterly and southerly to a point, on the shore of Hiulluk Harbor; Thence, S. 52°37' E., 32 chains, to corner No. 7, Tract A, U.S. Survey No. 778; N. 37°23' E., 22.37 chains, to the place of beginning, containing 100 acres, more or less. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, October 21, 1940.