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This executive order, signed by President Ulysses S. Grant on 1874-04-09, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "—Hot Springs Reserve Boundaries." 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 —Hot Springs Reserve Boundaries.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Branch Departments
🏛️ General Body of the People
Total Words
119
660 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
25.4
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order, "Executive Order—Hot Springs Reserve Boundaries," Ulysses S. Grant (Apr 9, 1874). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-hot-springs-reserve-boundaries.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
EXECUTIVE MANSION, April 9, 1874. It is hereby ordered that the following-described tract of country in the Territory of New Mexico be, and the same is hereby, withdrawn from sale and reserved for the use and occupation of such Indians as the Secretary of the Interior may see fit to locate thereon, as indicated in this diagram, viz: Beginning at the ruins of an ancient pueblo in the valley of the Canada Alamosa River, about 7 miles above the present town of Canada Alamosa, and running thence due east 10 miles; thence due north 25 miles; thence due west 30 miles; thence due south 25 miles; thence due east 20 miles to the place of beginning. U. S. GRANT.
