Presidential Order Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order—Defining Land for Quillehute Indians

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Tuesday, February 19, 1889

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1 min read (103 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 Grover Cleveland on 1889-02-19, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "—Defining Land for Quillehute Indians." 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 —Defining Land for Quillehute Indians.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

103

607 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

22.7

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order, "Executive Order—Defining Land for Quillehute Indians," Grover Cleveland (Feb 19, 1889). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-defining-land-for-quillehute-indians.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

EXECUTIVE MANSION, February 19, 1889. It is hereby ordered that the following-described tracts of land situate in Washington Territory, viz: Lots 3, 4, 5, and 6, section 21; lots 10, 11, and 12, and the southwest quarter of the southwest quarter, section 22; fractional section 27, and lots 1, 2, and 3, section 28; all in township 28 north, of range 15 west, be, and the same are hereby, withdrawn from sale and settlement and set apart for the permanent use and occupation of the Quillehute Indians: Provided, That this withdrawal shall not affect any existing valid rights of any party. GROVER CLEVELAND.