Executive Order 1271 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 1271—Adding Lands to the Coeur d'Alene Reservation, Idaho

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Tuesday, December 13, 1910

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1 min read (96 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 1910-12-13, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Adding Lands to the Coeur d'Alene Reservation, Idaho." 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

▪ 5 W., of the Boise meridian be, and the same is hereby, withdrawn from settlement, entry, and sale, and set apart as an addition to the Indian school and agency site on the Coeur d'Alene Reservation, Idaho, until such time as it shall be no longer needed and used for this purpose: Provided, That nothing herein shall affect any existing valid rights of any persons to the land described.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities

Total Words

517 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

14.6

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 1271, William Howard Taft (Dec 13, 1910). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-1271-adding-lands-the-coeur-dalene-reservation-idaho.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

It is hereby ordered that the following described land in the State of Idaho, viz: NW. 1/4 of sec. 22, T. 46 N., R. 5 W., of the Boise meridian be, and the same is hereby, withdrawn from settlement, entry, and sale, and set apart as an addition to the Indian school and agency site on the Coeur d'Alene Reservation, Idaho, until such time as it shall be no longer needed and used for this purpose: Provided, That nothing herein shall affect any existing valid rights of any persons to the land described. WM. H. TAFT.