Executive Order 1301 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 1301—Authorizing Sales of Liquor on Lands Ceded by Chippewa Indians of Lake Superior

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Thursday, February 16, 1911

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1 min read (231 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 William Howard Taft on 1911-02-16, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Authorizing Sales of Liquor on Lands Ceded by Chippewa Indians of Lake Superior." 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 Authorizing Sales of Liquor on Lands Ceded by Chippewa Indians of Lake Superior.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Foreign Nations & International Entities

Total Words

231

1,295 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

47.2

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 1301, William Howard Taft (Feb 16, 1911). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-1301-authorizing-sales-liquor-lands-ceded-chippewa-indians-lake-superior.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the power vested in me by the provisions of Article 7 of the Treaty of September 30, 1854 (10 Stat. L. 1109), it is hereby ordered that the provisions of Article 7 of said treaty shall not hereafter apply to nor be of any force or effect throughout the territory ceded by said treaty to the United States except in that portion of said territory described as follows: Beginning at a point where the line between Townships 45 and 46 North intersects the line between Ranges 15 and 16 West of the 4th Principal Meridian; thence north along said line to the northeast corner of Township 53 North, Range 16 West; thence west along the line between Townships 53 and 54 North to the point where it intersects the western boundary established by said Treaty of September 30, 1854; thence following the said treaty line in a southwesterly direction to the point where it intersects the line between Townships 45 and 46 North; thence due east along said line to the point of beginning, and all that portion of the State of Minnesota which lies east of the 4th Principal Meridian; and the provisions of said Article 7 of said treaty shall continue to be in full force and effect within the territory excepted from operation of this order until otherwise ordered by the President. WM. H. TAFT.