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This executive order, signed by President Rutherford B. Hayes on 1879-04-19, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "—Approving Land for Chief Moses." 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
▪Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on —Approving Land for Chief Moses.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Branch Departments
🏛️ General Body of the People
Total Words
163
980 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
34.7
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order, "Executive Order—Approving Land for Chief Moses," Rutherford B. Hayes (Apr 19, 1879). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-approving-land-for-chief-moses.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
Executive Mansion, April 19, 1879. It is hereby ordered that the tract of country in Washington Territory lying within the following-described boundaries, viz: Commencing at the intersection of the forty-mile limits of the branch line of the Northern Pacific Railroad with the Okinakane River; thence up said river to the boundary line between the United States and British Columbia; thence west on said boundary line to the forty-fourth degree of longitude west from Washington; thence south on said degree of longitude to its intersection with the forty-mile limits of the branch line of the Northern Pacific Railroad; and thence with the line of said forty-mile limits to the place of beginning, be, and the same is hereby, withdrawn from sale and set apart as a reservation for the permanent use and occupancy of Chief Moses and his people, and such other friendly Indians as may elect to settle thereon with his consent and that of the Secretary of the Interior. R. B. Hayes.
