Executive Order 1485 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 1485—Restoring to Public Domain Lands in California Which Were Reserved for Indian Purposes

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Tuesday, February 20, 1912

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1 min read (142 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 1912-02-20, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Restoring to Public Domain Lands in California Which Were Reserved for Indian Purposes." 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

▪ Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Restoring to Public Domain Lands in California Which Were Reserved for Indian Purposes.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

142

826 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

20.7

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 1485, William Howard Taft (Feb 20, 1912). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-1485-restoring-public-domain-lands-california-which-were-reserved-for.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

It is hereby ordered that Executive orders of August 25, 1877, March 9, 1881, and December 29, 1891, reserving certain described lands in the State of California for Indian purposes be, and the same are hereby, modified and amended in so far as to restore to the public domain for the purpose of settlement and entry the tracts described as follows: The southwest quarter of the northeast quarter, west half of the southeast quarter and southeast quarter of the southwest quarter of section 28, township 2 south, range 1 east of the San Bernardino meridian. The north half and the southeast quarter of section 18; the north half of the northeast quarter and southeast quarter of the northeast quarter of section 20, township 3 south, range 2 east of the San Bernardino meridian. WM. H. TAFT. The White House, February 20, 1912