Presidential Order Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order—Cancelling Carlin Farms

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Thursday, January 16, 1879

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1 min read (273 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 Rutherford B. Hayes on 1879-01-16, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "—Cancelling Carlin Farms." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

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

▪ Station A,” the place of beginning, be, and the same is hereby, canceled and the said lands are restored to their original status.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

273

1,425 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

7.2

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order, "Executive Order—Cancelling Carlin Farms," Rutherford B. Hayes (Jan 16, 1879). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-cancelling-carlin-farms.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

EXECUTIVE MANSION, January 16, 1879. It is hereby ordered that the order of May 10, 1877, setting apart as a reservation for the Northwestern Shoshone Indians of Nevada the following-described lands (known as the Carlin Farms), viz: Beginning at the quarter-section corner post on the west boundary of section 6, township 35 north, range 52 east. Mount Diablo meridian; thence south 62 degrees 56 minutes east 4,229^ feet to a post marked “U. S. I. R. station B;” thence north 2 degrees 4 minutes east 1,928 feet to a post marked “ U. S. I. R. station C:” thence north 3 degrees 9 minutes west 2.122 feet to a post marked “U. S. I. R. station D;” thence south 85 degrees 8 minutes west 3,000 feet to a post marked “U. S.I. R. station E:" thence north 52 degrees 32 minutes west 4,046 feet to a post marked “U. S.I. R. station F;” thence north 39 degrees 25 minutes west 1,200 feet to a post marked " U. S.I. R. station G;” thence south 44 degrees 10 minutes west 2,200 feet to a post marked “ U. S. I. R. station H;” thence south 44 degrees 29 minutes east 2,663 feet to a post marked “U. S.1. R. station I;” thence south 58 degrees 57 minutes east 2,535 feet to a post marked “ U. S.I. R. station K;” thence south 59 degrees 29 minutes east 878 feet to a post marked “ U. S. I. R. station A,” the place of beginning, be, and the same is hereby, canceled and the said lands are restored to their original status. R. B. HAYES.