Executive Order 8655 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8655—Revoking in Part Executive Order No. 8344 of February 10, 1940, and Reserving Public Land for Use as an Addition to an Air Navigation Site

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Thursday, January 30, 1941

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2 min read (305 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1941-01-30, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Revoking in Part Executive Order No. 8344 of February 10, 1940, and Reserving Public Land for Use as an Addition to an Air Navigation Site." 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

▪ 847, as amended by the act of August 24, 1912, c.

▪ 497, it is ordered as follows: Sec.

▪ 8344 of February 10, 1940, temporarily withdrawing public lands on Kodiak Island and certain other islands, Alaska, for classification and in aid of legislation, is hereby revoked so far as it affects the tract of public land on Woody Island lying within the following-described boundaries: Beginning at corner No.

▪ Subject to the conditions expressed in the above-mentioned acts, and to all valid existing rights, the land described in section 1 of this order is hereby withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry, and reserved for the use of.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

305

1,731 characters

Estimated Read Time

2 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 8655, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jan 30, 1941). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8655-revoking-part-executive-order-no-8344-february-10-1940-and-reserving.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

ALASKA By virtue of 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, it is ordered as follows: Sec. 1. Executive Order No. 8344 of February 10, 1940, temporarily withdrawing public lands on Kodiak Island and certain other islands, Alaska, for classification and in aid of legislation, is hereby revoked so far as it affects the tract of public land on Woody Island lying within the following-described boundaries: Beginning at corner No. 1, M. C., United States Survey No. 1675 in approximate latitude 57°46'40" N., and longitude 152°19' W., thence by metes and bounds, Southerly along the east shore of Woody Island at mean high water elevation 2337 feet to a stake: N. 63°08' W., 449.2 feet to a stake; N. 57°17' W., 973.9 feet to a stake; Northeasterly along the east shore of Elephant Lake at mean high water elevation 1574 feet to corner No. 2 of tract reserved for air navigation site: N. 60°15' E., 660 feet along south boundary of said tract; S. 81°45' E., 327 feet to corner No. 1, the place of beginning, containing approximately 40 acres. Sec. 2. Subject to the conditions expressed in the above-mentioned acts, and to all valid existing rights, the land described in section 1 of this order is hereby withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry, and reserved for the use of. the Department of Commerce as an addition to the air-navigation site for which public land was withdrawn by Executive Order No. 8540 of September 14, 1940. Sec. 3. The reservation made by section 2 of this order shall remain in force until revoked by the President or by act of Congress. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, January 30, 1941.