Executive Order 3464 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 3464—Uintah Indian Reservation, Utah

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Tuesday, May 17, 1921

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1 min read (207 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 Warren G. Harding on 1921-05-17, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Uintah Indian Reservation, Utah." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: Scrutinized through Article II, Section 2, this action exercises the President's constitutional role as Commander in Chief. Early Framers recognized broad executive discretion in commanding military forces during conflict, provided it remains bounded by congressional declarations and respects civilian domestic courts.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Uintah Indian Reservation, Utah.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

207

1,269 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 3464, Warren G. Harding (May 17, 1921). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-3464-uintah-indian-reservation-utah.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

It is hereby ordered that all the lands hereinafter described and comprising the military reservation of Fort Duchesne, Utah, as described in Executive order No. 1579, dated August 19, 1912, originally reserved for military purposes by Executive order dated September 1, 1887 (G.O. No. 59, A.G.O., September 3, 1887), from lands within the limits of the Uintah Indian Reservation (created by Executive order dated October 3, 1861, and act of Congress approved May 5, 1864), being no longer needed for military purposes, are hereby placed under the full jurisdiction and control of the Department of the Interior, viz: The southwest quarter of the southwest quarter of section 23, containing 40 acres; the south half of the northwest quarter of the southwest quarter of section 23, containing 20 acres; the southwest quarter of the northeast quarter of the southwest quarter of section 23, containing 10 acres; the west half of the southeast quarter of the southwest quarter of section 23, containing 20 acres; the northwest quarter of the northwest quarter of section 26, containing 40 acres, and the west half of the northeast quarter of the northwest quarter of section 26, containing 20 acres; total area, 150 acres. WARREN G. HARDING The White House, May 17, 1921 .