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This executive order, signed by President Theodore Roosevelt on 1902-07-22, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "—Reserving Miraflores Island in Puerto Rico." 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 —Reserving Miraflores Island in Puerto Rico.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners
🏛️ Public Health & Medical Institutions
Total Words
103
591 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
43.6
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order, "Executive Order—Reserving Miraflores Island in Puerto Rico," Theodore Roosevelt (Jul 22, 1902). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-reserving-miraflores-island-puerto-rico.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the act of Congress approved July 1, 1902, entitled "An act authorizing the President to reserve public lands and buildings in the Island of Puerto Rico for public uses, and granting other public lands and buildings to the government of Puerto Rico and for other purposes," Miraflores Island in the Harbor of San Juan, Puerto Rico, is hereby reserved for use as a quarantine station or a site for a marine hospital or for both said purposes under the control of the Public Health and Marine Hospital service of the United States. THEODORE ROOSEVELT
