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Executive Order—Establishment of Mission Indian Reserves in California

Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant
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Monday, December 27, 1875
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2 min read (372 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

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This executive order, signed by President Ulysses S. Grant on 1875-12-27, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "—Establishment of Mission Indian Reserves in California." 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

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

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People
Total Words
372
2,052 characters
Estimated Read Time
2 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
11.2
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations 

Exec. Order, "Executive Order—Establishment of Mission Indian Reserves in California," Ulysses S. Grant (Dec 27, 1875). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-establishment-mission-indian-reserves-california.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →
EXECUTIVE MANSION, December 27, 1875. It is hereby ordered that the following-described lands in the county of San Diego, Cal., viz, San Bernardino base and meridian: Portrero [sic].—Including Rincon, Gapich, and La Joya [sic], township 10 south, range 1 east, sections 16, 23, 25, 26, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, and fractional sections 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, and 29; Cahuila [sic].—Township 7 south, range 2 east, sections 25, 26, 27, 28, 33, 34, 35, and 36; township 7 south, range 3 east, sections 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, and 35; township 8 south, range 2 east, sections 1, 2, 3, and 4; township 8 south, range 3 east, sections 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6; Capitan Grande.—Township 14 south, range 2 east, sections 25, 26, 27, 34, 35, and 36; township 14 south, range 3 east, sections 31 and 32; township 15 south, range 2 east, sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10; township 15 south, range 3 east, sections 5 and 6; Santa Ysabel.—Including Mesa Grande, township 11 south, range 2 east, south half of section 21, northwest quarter, and east half of section 28, and sections 25, 26, and 27; township 11 south, range 3 east, sections 25, 26, 27, 28, 33, 34, 35, 36, and fractional sections 29, 30, and 32; township 12 south, range 2 east, sections 3, 10, 14, 15, and fractional section 13; township 12 south, range 3 east, sections 1, 2, 12, and fractional sections 3, 4. 10, 11, 13, and 14; Pala.—Township 9 south, range 2 west, northeast quarter of section 33, and north half of the north half of 34; Agua Caliente.—Township 10 south, range 3 east, southeast quarter of section 23, southwest quarter of 24, west half of 25, and east half of 26; Sycuan.—Township 16 south, range 1 east, section 13; Inaja.—Township 13 south, range 3 east, northeast quarter of section 35; Cosmit.—Township 13 south, range 3 east, north half of northeast quarter of section 25, be, and the same are hereby, withdrawn from sale and set apart as reservations for the permanent use and occupancy of the Mission Indians in Lower California. U. S. GRANT.