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Executive Order - Yuma Reserve

Chester A. Arthur Chester A. Arthur
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Friday, July 6, 1883
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1 min read (174 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 Chester A. Arthur on 1883-07-06, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "- Yuma Reserve." 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 - Yuma Reserve.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People
Total Words
174
1,002 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
36.8
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations 

Exec. Order, "Executive Order - Yuma Reserve," Chester A. Arthur (Jul 6, 1883). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-yuma-reserve.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →
EXECUTIVE MANSION, July 6, 1883. It is hereby ordered that the following-described tract of country in the Territory of Arizona, viz, beginning at a point in the channel of the Colorado River, opposite the mouth of the Gila River, thence up the channel of the Gila River to the range line (when extended) between ranges 19 and 20 west of the Gila and Salt River meridian, thence north on said range line to the first standard parallel south, thence west on said parallel to the channel of the Colorado River, thence down the channel of said river to the place of beginning, be, and the same is hereby, withdrawn from settlement and sale and set apart as a reservation for the Yuma and such other Indians as the Secretary of the Interior may see fit to settle thereon: Provided, however, That any tract or tracts included within the above-described boundaries to which valid rights have attached under the laws of the United States are hereby excluded from the reservation hereby made. Chester A. Arthur