Executive Order 8725—Withdrawing Public Land For Use of the War Department

FLORIDA

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 1 of 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subject to valid existing rights, all the public lands within the following-described areas be, and they are hereby, withdrawn from all forms of appropriation under the publicland laws, including the mining laws, and reserved for the use of the War Department in connection with aerial gunnery ranges:

TALLAHASSEE MERIDIAN

T. 6 S., R. 12 W., sec. 7, all, sec. 16, that part lying west of longitude 85°27'30" west, sec. 17, all sec. 18, all;

T. 6 S., R. 13 W., sec. 1, lot 11, sec. 2, lot 2, sec. 11, lots 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, and SW ¼ NE ¼, sec. 12, lots 1 to 7, inclusive, sec. 13, all;

aggregating 1,744.86 acres.

The withdrawal made by this order shall take precedence over but shall not rescind or revoke as to any of the lands affected thereby in the above-described area, Executive Orders No. 4109 of December 8, 1924, No. 4262 of July 3, 1925, and No. 6964 of February 5, 1935, withdrawing certain lands for classification and in aid of legislation.

FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT

The White House,
March 29, 1941.