Executive Order 9107 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9107—Withdrawing Public Lands for Use of the War Department for Military Purposes

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Friday, March 20, 1942

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1 min read (158 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 1942-03-20, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Withdrawing Public Lands for Use of the War Department for Military 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

▪ CALIFORNIA By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, it is ordered that, subject to valid existing rights, the following-described public lands be, and they are hereby, withdrawn from all forms of appropriation under the public-land laws, including the mining laws, and reserved for the use of the War Department for military purposes: Mount Diablo Meridian T.

▪ It is intended that the lands described herein 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the administration of the Department of the Interior when they are no longer needed for the purposes for which they are withdrawn.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

158

924 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9107, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Mar 20, 1942). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9107-withdrawing-public-lands-for-use-the-war-department-for-military.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

CALIFORNIA By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, 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 military purposes: Mount Diablo Meridian T. 27 N., R. 17 E., sec. 6, E½SW¼, S½SE¼; sec. 7, E½E½; sec. 29, S½NE¼, N½SE¼; sec. 30, Lots 1, 2, 3, E½W½. E½; T. 28 N., R. 17 E., sec. 19, Those portions of the E½SW¼ and the SE¼ lying south of the Southern Pacific Railroad right-of-way; containing approximately 1,241.40 acres. It is intended that the lands described herein 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 withdrawn. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, March 20, 1942.