Executive Order 1379 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 1379—Reserving Lands in Southern Florida as Reservation for Seminole Indians

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Wednesday, June 28, 1911

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1 min read (289 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 1911-06-28, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Reserving Lands in Southern Florida as Reservation for Seminole Indians." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

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▪ That the following described lands in the State of Florida be, and they are hereby withdrawn from settlement, entry, sale, or other disposal, and set aside as a reservation for the Seminole Indians in southern Florida, provided that this withdrawal is subject to any existing valid rights or claims of any persons: SW.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities

Total Words

289

1,230 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

0.8

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 1379, William Howard Taft (Jun 28, 1911). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-1379-reserving-lands-southern-florida-reservation-for-seminole-indians.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

It is hereby ordered that the following described lands in the State of Florida be, and they are hereby withdrawn from settlement, entry, sale, or other disposal, and set aside as a reservation for the Seminole Indians in southern Florida, provided that this withdrawal is subject to any existing valid rights or claims of any persons: SW. 1/4 of sec. 21; SE. 1/4 of NE. 1/4 of sec. 23; S. 1/2 of NW. 1/4 of sec. 24; N. 1/2 of NW. 1/4, sec. 25; NE. 1/4 of NE. 1/4, sec. 26; N. 1/2 of NW. 1/4, sec. 27; E. 1/2 of NE. 1/4 and NW. 1/4 of SE. 1/4, sec. 28, SW. 1/4 of SE. 1/4 and SW. 1/4 of sec. 29, and SE. 1/4 of sec. 30, T. 51 S., R. 32 E. All of sec. 1 except the W. 1/2 of lot 2 of NW. 1/4; all of sec. 3; E. 1/2 of sec. 11; N. 1/2 of NW. 1/4, SW. 1/4 of NW. 1/4 and E. 1/2 of SW. 1/4 of sec. 11; NE. 1/4, E. 1/2 of SE. 1/4, NE. 1/4 of NW. 1/4, and SW. 1/4 of sec. 12, T. 39 S., R. 37 E. SE. 1/4 of SW. 1/4 of sec. 23, and NW. 1/4 of NE. 1/4 of sec. 25, T. 50 S., R. 40 E. NE. 1/4 of SW. 1/4 of sec. 20, T. 50 S., R. 41 E. SW. 1/4 of NE. 1/4; NW. 1/4 of SE. 1/4; E. 1/2 of NW. 1/4; SW. 1/ 4 of NW. 1/4, and N. 1/2 of SW. 1/4 of sec. 1; and E. 1/2 of SE. 1/4 of sec. 2, T. 51 S., R. 41 E. of the Tallahassee meridian. WM. H. TAFT.