Presidential Order Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order—Establishment of Duck Valley Reservation Extension

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Tuesday, May 4, 1886

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1 min read (137 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 1886-05-04, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "—Establishment of Duck Valley Reservation Extension." 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 —Establishment of Duck Valley Reservation Extension.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

137

784 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

29.4

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order, "Executive Order—Establishment of Duck Valley Reservation Extension," Grover Cleveland (May 4, 1886). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-establishment-duck-valley-reservation-extension.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

EXECUTIVE MANSION, May 4, 1886. It is hereby ordered that the following-described lands in the Territory of Idaho, viz: Township 15 south, ranges 1, 2, and 3, east of the Boise meridian, be, and the same are hereby, withdrawn from sale and settlement and set apart as an addition to the Duck Valley Reservation, for the use and occupation of the Paddy Caps band of Pi-Utes and such other Indians as the Secretary of the Interior may see fit to settle thereon: Provided, however, That any tract or tracts of land within said townships, the title to which has passed out of the United States, or to which valid homestead or pre-emption rights have attached under the laws of the United States, prior to this date, are hereby excluded from the operations of this order. GROVER CLEVELAND.