Presidential Order Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order—Establishment of California Mission Indian Reserves in San Bernadino

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Tuesday, June 27, 1882

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1 min read (118 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 Chester A. Arthur on 1882-06-27, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "—Establishment of California Mission Indian Reserves in San Bernadino." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: Reviewed under the Tenth Amendment and the principle of dual federalism, this order touches upon domains traditionally reserved to the sovereign States. The Framers would caution against any attempt to commandeer state officers or displace local police powers through federal executive fiat.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on —Establishment of California Mission Indian Reserves in San Bernadino.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

118

723 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

19.3

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order, "Executive Order—Establishment of California Mission Indian Reserves in San Bernadino," Chester A. Arthur (Jun 27, 1882). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-establishment-california-mission-indian-reserves-san-bernadino.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

EXECUTIVE MANSION, June 27, 1882. It is hereby ordered that the following-described lands, situated and lying in the State of California, viz, sections numbered 26, 27, 28, CALIFORNIA MISSION INDIAN RESERVES. 34, and 35, in township numbered 8 south, of range numbered 2 west, of the San Bernardino meridian, be, and the same hereby are, withdrawn from sale and settlement, and set apart for Indian purposes: Provided, however, That any tract or tracts the title to which has passed out of the United States, or to which valid, legal rights have attached under existing laws of the United States providing for the disposition of the public domain, are hereby excluded from the reservation hereby created. CHESTER A. ARTHUR.