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This executive order, signed by President Chester A. Arthur on 1885-03-03, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "—Expanding Boundaries of Zuni Indian Reservation." 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 —Expanding Boundaries of Zuni Indian Reservation.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners
Total Words
93
527 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
21.6
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order, "Executive Order—Expanding Boundaries of Zuni Indian Reservation," Chester A. Arthur (Mar 3, 1885). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-expanding-boundaries-zuni-indian-reservation.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
Executive Mansion, March 3, 1885. It is hereby ordered that the Executive order dated May 1, 1883, explaining, defining, and extending the boundaries of the Zuni Indian Reservation, in the territory of New Mexico, be, and the same is hereby, amended so as to except and exclude from the addition made to said reservation by the said Executive order of May 1, 1883, any and all lands which were at the date of said order settled upon and occupied in good faith under the public-land laws of the United States. Chester A. Arthur.
