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This executive order, signed by President William Howard Taft on 1911-05-08, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Gila River Reservation." 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
▪That Executive Order of November 15, 1883, creating a reservation for use of the "Pima and Maricopa Indians," be, and the same is hereby, amended so as to make such reservation available for use of the Pima and Maricopa Indians and such other Indians as the Secretary of the Interior may see fit to settle thereon.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Branch Departments
🏛️ General Body of the People
Total Words
63
348 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
29.4
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 1349, William Howard Taft (May 8, 1911). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-1349-gila-river-reservation.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
It is hereby ordered that Executive Order of November 15, 1883, creating a reservation for use of the "Pima and Maricopa Indians," be, and the same is hereby, amended so as to make such reservation available for use of the Pima and Maricopa Indians and such other Indians as the Secretary of the Interior may see fit to settle thereon. WM. H. TAFT.
