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This executive order, signed by President William Howard Taft on 1910-03-01, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Restoring to Public Domain Certain Lands in Mescalero Apache 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
▪12 E., New Mexico principal meridian, as shown on the records of the General Land Office and the blue print attached herewith, be and the same are hereby restored to the public domain.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners
Total Words
70
387 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
7.2
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 1172, William Howard Taft (Mar 1, 1910). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-1172-restoring-public-domain-certain-lands-mescalero-apache-indian.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
It is hereby ordered that all lands within the Mescalero Apache Indian Reservation, N. Mex., embraced in small holdings claims Nos. 484 and 486, T. 13 S., R. 12 E., New Mexico principal meridian, as shown on the records of the General Land Office and the blue print attached herewith, be and the same are hereby restored to the public domain. WM. H. TAFT. The White House, March 1, 1910.
