Executive Order 1359 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 1359—Reserving Land in New Mexico for Indian Purposes

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Wednesday, May 24, 1911

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1 min read (137 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 1911-05-24, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Reserving Land in New Mexico for Indian Purposes." 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 the following-described lands in New Mexico, being a part of the lands restored to the public domain by Executive order of January 16, 1911, be, and the same hereby are, reserved from entry, sale, or other disposition, for Indian purposes: Sec.

▪ Of the New Mexico principal meridian; Provided, That nothing herein shall affect any valid existing rights of any person.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

137

658 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

7.7

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 1359, William Howard Taft (May 24, 1911). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-1359-reserving-land-new-mexico-for-indian-purposes.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

It is hereby ordered that the following-described lands in New Mexico, being a part of the lands restored to the public domain by Executive order of January 16, 1911, be, and the same hereby are, reserved from entry, sale, or other disposition, for Indian purposes: Sec. 6, of T. 22 N., R. 9 W.; NW. 1/4 of sec. 20, T. 14 N., R. 12 W.; SE. 1/4, E. 1/2 W. 1/2, and SW. 1/4, SW. 1/4, sec. 31, T. 23 N., R. 9 W.; W. 1/2, sec. 20, all of sec. 30, and W. 1/2 of sec. 32, T. 17 N., R. 12 W.; N. 1/2 of sec. 20, T. 16 N., R. 15 W. of the New Mexico principal meridian; Provided, That nothing herein shall affect any valid existing rights of any person. WM. H. TAFT.