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This executive order, signed by President Grover Cleveland on 1886-04-24, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "—Adding Land to Navajo Reservation." 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 tract of country in the Territory of New Mexico, viz, all those portions of townships 29 north, ranges 14, 15, and 16 west of the New Mexico principal meridian, south of the San Juan River, be, and the same is hereby, withdrawn from sale and settlement and set apart as an addition to the Navajo Indian Reservation.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Branch Departments
🏛️ General Body of the People
Total Words
71
418 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
17.2
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order, "Executive Order—Adding Land to Navajo Reservation," Grover Cleveland (Apr 24, 1886). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-adding-land-navajo-reservation.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
Executive Mansion, April 24, 1886. It is hereby ordered that the following-described tract of country in the Territory of New Mexico, viz, all those portions of townships 29 north, ranges 14, 15, and 16 west of the New Mexico principal meridian, south of the San Juan River, be, and the same is hereby, withdrawn from sale and settlement and set apart as an addition to the Navajo Indian Reservation. Grover Cleveland.
