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This executive order, signed by President William Howard Taft on 1910-07-07, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Partially Revoking Executive Order of August 25, 1877 which Reserved Lands in California for Indian Use." 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
▪That Executive order dated August 25, 1877, setting aside certain described land in the State of California for Indian purposes, be, and the same hereby is, revoked in so far as it relates to the south half of section 20, township 3 south of range 1 east of the San Bernardino meridian.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities
Total Words
65
351 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
14.7
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 1224, William Howard Taft (Jul 7, 1910). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-1224-partially-revoking-executive-order-august-25-1877-which-reserved.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
It is hereby ordered that Executive order dated August 25, 1877, setting aside certain described land in the State of California for Indian purposes, be, and the same hereby is, revoked in so far as it relates to the south half of section 20, township 3 south of range 1 east of the San Bernardino meridian. WM. H. TAFT. The White House, July 7, 1910.
