Executive Order 8780 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8780—Withdrawing Public Lands for the Use of the Department of State

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Wednesday, June 11, 1941

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1 min read (213 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 1941-06-11, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Withdrawing Public Lands for the Use of the Department of State." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: Reviewed under the Tenth Amendment and the principle of dual federalism, this order touches upon domains traditionally reserved to the sovereign States. The Framers would caution against any attempt to commandeer state officers or displace local police powers through federal executive fiat.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ 118, as amended by the act of August 19, 1935, c.

▪ 1463, it is ordered that, subject to valid existing rights, the following-described lands be, and they are hereby, withdrawn from all forms of appropriation under the public-land laws, including the mining laws, and reserved for the use of the Department of State in connection with the Rio Grande Canalization project, authorized by the said acts: NEW MEXICO PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN T.

▪ 6910 of November 26, 1934, as amended, and it is subject to the condition that livestock be permitted to cross any of the above-described lands for watering purposes except that portion of lot 8 lying north of the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

213

1,152 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

7.3

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 8780, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jun 11, 1941). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8780-withdrawing-public-lands-for-the-use-the-department-state.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

NEW MEXICO By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 4 of the act of May 13, 1924, c. 153, 43 Stat. 118, as amended by the act of August 19, 1935, c. 561, 49 Stat. 660, by the act of August 29, 1935, c. 805, 49 Stat. 961, and by the act of June 4, 1936, c. 500, 49 Stat. 1463, it is ordered that, subject to valid existing rights, the following-described lands be, and they are hereby, withdrawn from all forms of appropriation under the public-land laws, including the mining laws, and reserved for the use of the Department of State in connection with the Rio Grande Canalization project, authorized by the said acts: NEW MEXICO PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN T. 19 S., R. 3 W., sec. 3, lots 5, 6, SW ¼ SE ¼; sec. 11, lot 8. This order supersedes as to any of the above-described lands affected thereby the withdrawal made by Executive Order No. 6910 of November 26, 1934, as amended, and it is subject to the condition that livestock be permitted to cross any of the above-described lands for watering purposes except that portion of lot 8 lying north of the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, June 11, 1941.