Executive Order 1447 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 1447—Withdrawing Lands Near Gila River Indian Reservation, Arizona, From Settlement

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Saturday, December 16, 1911

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1 min read (87 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 1911-12-16, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Withdrawing Lands Near Gila River Indian Reservation, Arizona, From Settlement." 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

▪ Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Withdrawing Lands Near Gila River Indian Reservation, Arizona, From Settlement.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

519 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

21.6

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 1447, William Howard Taft (Dec 16, 1911). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-1447-withdrawing-lands-near-gila-river-indian-reservation-arizona-from.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Under authority of the act of Congress approved June 25, 1910 (36 Stat., 847), and on the recommendation of the Secretary of the Interior it is hereby ordered that all of township 5 south, range 7 east, Gila and Salt River meridian, Arizona, except such portions thereof as have been heretofore reserved and set aside as an addition to the Gila River Indian Reservation, be temporarily withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry, except as provided in said act, and be reserved for classification. WM. H. TAFT.