Executive Order 1135 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 1135—Restoring to the Public Domain Certain Lands in the State of Washington

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Thursday, November 11, 1909

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1 min read (125 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 William Howard Taft on 1909-11-11, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Restoring to the Public Domain Certain Lands in the State of Washington." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: Reviewed under the Tenth Amendment and the principle of dual federalism, this order touches upon domains traditionally reserved to the sovereign States. The Framers would caution against any attempt to commandeer state officers or displace local police powers through federal executive fiat.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ Of the Willamette meridian in the State of Washington, reserved for the use and occupation of the Chehalis Indians, by order of the President, dated October 1, 1886, be, and the same is hereby, restored to the public domain.

▪ It is hereby directed that the Secretary of the Interior allot to Perry Yukton, an enrolled member of the Chehalis Tribe, the land above described, in accordance with the provisions of section 4, of the act of Congress approved February 8, 1887 (24 Stat.

▪ L., 388), as amended by the act of February 28, 1891 (26 Stat.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

125

681 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

10.3

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 1135, William Howard Taft (Nov 11, 1909). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-1135-restoring-the-public-domain-certain-lands-the-state-washington.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

It is hereby ordered that lot 3, containing 44.30 of sec. 10, T. 15 N., R. 4 W. of the Willamette meridian in the State of Washington, reserved for the use and occupation of the Chehalis Indians, by order of the President, dated October 1, 1886, be, and the same is hereby, restored to the public domain. It is hereby directed that the Secretary of the Interior allot to Perry Yukton, an enrolled member of the Chehalis Tribe, the land above described, in accordance with the provisions of section 4, of the act of Congress approved February 8, 1887 (24 Stat. L., 388), as amended by the act of February 28, 1891 (26 Stat. L., 794). WM. H. TAFT. The White House, November 11, 1909.