Executive Order 9145 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9145—Reserving Public Lands for the Use of the Alaska Road Commission in Connection With the Construction, Operation and Maintenance of the Palmer-Richardson Highway

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Thursday, April 23, 1942

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1 min read (222 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 1942-04-23, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Reserving Public Lands for the Use of the Alaska Road Commission in Connection With the Construction, Operation and Maintenance of the Palmer-Richardson Highway." 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

▪ ALASKA By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows: SECTION 1.

▪ 9085 of March 4, 1942, withdrawing certain lands for townsite purpose, examination and classification, supply base and repair shop site, administrative and fire patrol station site, and other purposes, are hereby modified to the extent necessary to permit the reservation described in Section 2 of this order.

▪ Subject to all valid existing rights, there is hereby reserved for the use of the Alaska Road Commission, in connection with the construction, operation and maintenance of the Palmer-Richardson Highway, a right-of-way 200 feet wide, 100 feet on each side of the center line, beginning from terminal point Station 1369-42.8, in the NE¼ Section 36, T.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

222

1,319 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

10.1

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9145, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Apr 23, 1942). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9145-reserving-public-lands-for-the-use-the-alaska-road-commission.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

ALASKA By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows: SECTION 1. Executive Orders No. 2319 of February 16, 1916, No. 5582 of March 18, 1931, No. 9035 of January 21, 1942, No. 9085 of March 4, 1942, withdrawing certain lands for townsite purpose, examination and classification, supply base and repair shop site, administrative and fire patrol station site, and other purposes, are hereby modified to the extent necessary to permit the reservation described in Section 2 of this order. SECTION 2. Subject to all valid existing rights, there is hereby reserved for the use of the Alaska Road Commission, in connection with the construction, operation and maintenance of the Palmer-Richardson Highway, a right-of-way 200 feet wide, 100 feet on each side of the center line, beginning from terminal point Station 1369-42.8, in the NE¼ Section 36, T. 20 N., R. 5 E., Seward Meridian, and extending easterly and northeasterly over surveyed and unsurveyed lands to its point of connection with the Richardson Highway in the SE¼ Section 19, T. 4 N., R 1 W., Copper River Meridian, Alaska, a distance of approximately 145 miles, as shown on the map, dated March 14, 1942, No. 1877260, on file in the General Land Office. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, April 23, 1942.