Executive Order 9257 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9257—Enlarging Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 1

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Thursday, October 15, 1942

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1 min read (249 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 1942-10-15, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Enlarging Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 1." 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

▪ 1252), it is ordered as follows: 1.

▪ 1 are hereby extended to include all lands within the areas hereinafter described, in Kern County, California.

▪ Subject to valid existing rights, all public lands within such areas are hereby withdrawn from all forms of appropriation under the public-land laws, including the mining laws, and reserved as part of the said Naval Petroleum Reserve No.

▪ All lands within such areas hereafter acquired by the United States shall, immediately upon the acquisition of title thereto, become and be reserved as part of the said Naval Petroleum Reserve No.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

249

1,418 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

11.1

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9257, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Oct 15, 1942). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9257-enlarging-naval-petroleum-reserve-no-1.

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, and in effectuation of the purposes of the act of June 30, 1938, entitled "An Act to amend the part of the Act entitled 'An Act making appropriations for the naval service for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1921, and for other purposes', approved June 4, 1920, relating to the conservation, care, custody, protection, and operation of the naval petroleum and oil-shale reserves" (52 Stat. 1252), it is ordered as follows: 1. The exterior boundaries of Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 1 are hereby extended to include all lands within the areas hereinafter described, in Kern County, California. 2. Subject to valid existing rights, all public lands within such areas are hereby withdrawn from all forms of appropriation under the public-land laws, including the mining laws, and reserved as part of the said Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 1. 3. All lands within such areas hereafter acquired by the United States shall, immediately upon the acquisition of title thereto, become and be reserved as part of the said Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 1. MOUNT DIABLO BASE AND MERIDIAN T. 30 S., R. 24 E., Secs. 21 and 22, all; Sec. 23, S½NW¼NW¼, S½NW¼, and SW¼NE¼; Sec. 24, S½SW¼ and SW¼4SE¼; Secs. 25, 26, 27, 35 and 36, all. T. 30 S., R. 25 E., Sec. 31, W½. T. 31 S., R. 25 E., Sec. 6, W½. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, October 15, 1942.