Presidential Order Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order—Adding to the Malheur Indian Reservation

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Saturday, May 15, 1875

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1 min read (197 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 Ulysses S. Grant on 1875-05-15, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "—Adding to the Malheur Indian Reservation." 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 —Adding to the Malheur Indian Reservation.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments

Total Words

197

1,138 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

21.1

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order, "Executive Order—Adding to the Malheur Indian Reservation," Ulysses S. Grant (May 15, 1875). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-adding-the-malheur-indian-reservation.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Executive Mansion, May 15, 1875. It is hereby ordered that the tract of country in Oregon embraced within the following-described boundaries, viz: Commencing at a point on the Malheur River where the range line between ranges 39 and 40 east of the Willamette meridian intersects the same; thence north, on said range line, to a point due east of Strawberry' Butte; thence west to Strawberry Butte; thence southeastwardly to Castle Rock; thence to the west bank of the North Fork of the Malheur River; thence down and with the said west bank to the Malheur River; thence along and with the Malheur River to the place of beginning, be, and the same hereby is, withdrawn from sale or settlement, except such lands within said boundaries as have passed or may pass to The Dalles Military Road Company, under act of Congress approved February 27, 1867 (vol. 14, p. 409), and to the Willamette Valley and Cascade Mountain Military Road Company, under act of Congress approved July 5, 1866 (vol. 14, p. 89), and the same set apart as an addition to the Malheur Indian Reservation, set apart by Executive order of September 12, 1872. U. S. Grant.