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This executive order, signed by President Woodrow Wilson on 1913-12-01, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Navajo Reservation, New Mexico." 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
▪Fractional section 21, township 30 north in the of range 16 west of the New Mexico principal meridian in New Mexico, is hereby reserved from all forms of entry or other disposal, and set aside for administration purposes connected with the San Juan Indian boarding school on the Navajo Reservation New Mexico.
▪1, is hereby modified so as to eliminate therefrom the fractional section described herein.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Branch Departments
🏛️ General Body of the People
Total Words
86
522 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
13.4
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 1864, Woodrow Wilson (Dec 1, 1913). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-1864-navajo-reservation-new-mexico.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
Fractional section 21, township 30 north in the of range 16 west of the New Mexico principal meridian in New Mexico, is hereby reserved from all forms of entry or other disposal, and set aside for administration purposes connected with the San Juan Indian boarding school on the Navajo Reservation New Mexico. Executive order dated July 9, 1910, New Mexico coal land withdrawal No. 1, is hereby modified so as to eliminate therefrom the fractional section described herein. WOODROW WILSON The White House, December 1, 1913
