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This executive order, signed by President Ulysses S. Grant on 1876-07-18, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "—Canceling Jicarilla Apache Reserve." 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
▪And the same is hereby, canceled, and said lands are restored to the public domain.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners
Total Words
133
803 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
21.8
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order, "Executive Order—Canceling Jicarilla Apache Reserve," Ulysses S. Grant (Jul 18, 1876). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-canceling-jicarilla-apache-reserve.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
EXECUTIVE MANSION, July 18, 1876. It is hereby ordered that the order of March 25, 1874, setting apart the following-described lands in the Territory of New Mexico as a reservation for the Jicarilla Apache Indians, viz: “Commencing at a point where the headwaters of San Juan River crosses the southern boundary of the Territory of Colorado, following the course of said river until it intersects the eastern boundary of the Navajo Reservation; thence due north along said eastern boundary of the Navajo Reservation to where it intersects the southern boundary line of the Territory of Colorado; thence due east along the said southern boundary of the Territory of Colorado, to the place of beginning." be. and the same is hereby, canceled, and said lands are restored to the public domain. U. S. GRANT.
