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This executive order, signed by President William Howard Taft on 1911-06-02, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Reserving Land in Arizona for Use of Walapai 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 Reserving Land in Arizona for Use of Walapai Indians.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Branch Departments
🏛️ General Body of the People
Total Words
83
480 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
34.6
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 1368, William Howard Taft (Jun 2, 1911). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-1368-reserving-land-arizona-for-use-walapai-indians.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
It is hereby ordered that the following-described land, to wit, the northwest quarter of the northeast quarter and the west half of the northeast quarter of the northeast quarter of section 26, township 18 north of range 13 west of the Gila and Salt River meridian, be, and the same is hereby, reserved from entry, sale, settlement, or other disposition, for use of the Walapai Indians, subject to any valid, existing right of any person to the land described herein. WM. H. TAFT.
