Executive Order 8819 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8819—Excluding Land From the Humboldt National Forest and Reserving It for Townsite Purposes

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Saturday, July 5, 1941

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1 min read (185 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1941-07-05, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Excluding Land From the Humboldt National Forest and Reserving It for Townsite Purposes." 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

▪ 473), it is ordered that the following-described tract of public land in Nevada occupied as a townsite and identified by a survey, the plat and field notes of which are on file in the General Land Office, Washington, D.C., be, and it is hereby, excluded from the Humboldt National Forest: East Mountain City Townsite, containing 63.41 acres, more or less, in sec.

▪ 711), it is further ordered that the above-described land be, and it is hereby, reserved for townsite purposes to be disposed of in conformity with the provisions of sections 2382 to 2386, inclusive, of the Revised Statutes of the United States (U.S.C., title 43, secs.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

185

1,016 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

7.2

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 8819, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jul 5, 1941). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8819-excluding-land-from-the-humboldt-national-forest-and-reserving-it-for.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

NEVADA By virtue of the authority vested in me by the act of June 4, 1897, 30 Stat. 11, 36 (U.S.C., title 16, sec. 473), it is ordered that the following-described tract of public land in Nevada occupied as a townsite and identified by a survey, the plat and field notes of which are on file in the General Land Office, Washington, D.C., be, and it is hereby, excluded from the Humboldt National Forest: East Mountain City Townsite, containing 63.41 acres, more or less, in sec. 1, T. 45 N., R. 53 E., and sec. 36 (unsurveyed), T. 46 N., R. 53 E., M. D. M. And by virtue of the authority vested in me by section 2380 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (U.S.C, title 43, sec. 711), it is further ordered that the above-described land be, and it is hereby, reserved for townsite purposes to be disposed of in conformity with the provisions of sections 2382 to 2386, inclusive, of the Revised Statutes of the United States (U.S.C., title 43, secs. 713-717). FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, July 5, 1941.