Executive Order 9042 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9042—Withdrawing Public Lands for Use of the War Department for Aviation Purposes

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Monday, January 26, 1942

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1 min read (193 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 1942-01-26, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Withdrawing Public Lands for Use of the War Department for Aviation Purposes." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: Scrutinized through Article II, Section 2, this action exercises the President's constitutional role as Commander in Chief. Early Framers recognized broad executive discretion in commanding military forces during conflict, provided it remains bounded by congressional declarations and respects civilian domestic courts.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ 1341), it is ordered that, subject to valid existing rights, the following-described public lands be, and they are hereby, withdrawn from all forms of appropriation under the public-land laws, including the mining laws, and reserved for the use of the War Department for aviation purposes: WILLAMETTE MERIDIAN T.

▪ This order shall take precedence over, but shall not rescind or revoke, (1) Executive Order No.

▪ 6910, of November 26, 1934, as amended, and (2) the order of December 18, 1936, of the Secretary of the Interior, establishing Grazing District No.

▪ It is intended that the lands reserved by this order shall be returned to the administration of the Department of the Interior when they are no longer needed for the purposes for which they are reserved.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

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

Total Words

193

1,096 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

9.4

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9042, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jan 26, 1942). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9042-withdrawing-public-lands-for-use-the-war-department-for-aviation.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

OREGON By virtue of the authority vested in me by the act of July 9, 1918, c. 143, 40 Stat. 845, 848 (U.S.C., title 10, sec. 1341), it is ordered that, subject to valid existing rights, the following-described public 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 War Department for aviation purposes: WILLAMETTE MERIDIAN T. 4 N., R. 24 E., Sec. 20; T. 4 N., R. 3 E., Sec. 6, E ½; containing 950.36 acres. This order shall take precedence over, but shall not rescind or revoke, (1) Executive Order No. 6910, of November 26, 1934, as amended, and (2) the order of December 18, 1936, of the Secretary of the Interior, establishing Grazing District No. 7, Oregon, so far as such orders affect any of the above-described lands. It is intended that the lands reserved by this order shall be returned to the administration of the Department of the Interior when they are no longer needed for the purposes for which they are reserved. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, January 26, 1942.