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This executive order, signed by President William Howard Taft on 1910-07-01, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Adding Lands to Duck Valley Indian Reservation." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.
Constitutional Assessment: Reviewed under the Tenth Amendment and the principle of dual federalism, this order touches upon domains traditionally reserved to the sovereign States. The Framers would caution against any attempt to commandeer state officers or displace local police powers through federal executive fiat.
Key Directives & Operative Actions
▪Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Adding Lands to Duck Valley Indian Reservation.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities
Total Words
101
565 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
15.4
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 1220, William Howard Taft (Jul 1, 1910). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-1220-adding-lands-duck-valley-indian-reservation.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
It is hereby ordered that the following described lands in the State of Idaho, viz: All that part of T. 15 S., R. 4 E., Boise meridian, lying and being west of a line formed by extending the east boundary line of the Duck Valley Indian Reservation through the said township, be, and the same are hereby withdrawn from settlement, entry, and sale, and set apart as an addition to the Duck Valley Indian Reservation: Provided, That nothing herein shall affect any existing valid rights of any person to the lands described. WM. H. TAFT. The White House, July 1, 1910.
