Executive Order 1300 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 1300—Authorizing Sales of Liquor on Lands Ceded by Red Lake and Pembina Bands of Chippewa Indians

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Thursday, February 16, 1911

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1 min read (114 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 1911-02-16, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Authorizing Sales of Liquor on Lands Ceded by Red Lake and Pembina Bands of Chippewa Indians." 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

▪ Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Authorizing Sales of Liquor on Lands Ceded by Red Lake and Pembina Bands of Chippewa Indians.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Foreign Nations & International Entities

Total Words

114

617 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 1300, William Howard Taft (Feb 16, 1911). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-1300-authorizing-sales-liquor-lands-ceded-red-lake-and-pembina-bands.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the power vested in me by the provisions of Article 7 of the Treaty of October 2, 1863 (13 Stat. L., 667), it is hereby ordered that the provisions of said Article 7 of said treaty shall not hereafter apply to or be of any force or effect throughout the territory ceded to the United States by said treaty, except in that portion lying east of the 6th Guide Meridian; and said Article 7 of said treaty shall continue to be in full force and effect throughout the territory excepted from the operations of this order until otherwise directed by Congress or the President of the United States. WM. H. TAFT.