Executive Order 1699 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 1699—Reserving Lands in Arizona for Use of the Navajo Indians

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Monday, February 10, 1913

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1 min read (91 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 1913-02-10, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Reserving Lands in Arizona for Use of the Navajo Indians." 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

▪ 1/4 of Section 2, Township 21 North, Range 28 East of the Gila and Salt River Meridian in Arizona, be, and they are hereby, withdrawn from settlement, entry, sale, or other disposition and set aside for use of Navajo Indians: Provided, that the withdrawal hereby shall be subject to any prior valid existing rights of any persons to the lands described.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

497 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

8.1

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 1699, William Howard Taft (Feb 10, 1913). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-1699-reserving-lands-arizona-for-use-the-navajo-indians.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

It is hereby ordered that the Lots 1 (39.48 acres) and 2 (39.48 acres) and the S. 1/2 of the NE. 1/4 of Section 2, Township 21 North, Range 28 East of the Gila and Salt River Meridian in Arizona, be, and they are hereby, withdrawn from settlement, entry, sale, or other disposition and set aside for use of Navajo Indians: Provided, that the withdrawal hereby shall be subject to any prior valid existing rights of any persons to the lands described. WM. H. TAFT The White House, February 10, 1913