Executive Order 1786 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 1786—Temporarily Withdrawing From Public Domain Certain Lands in the State of Arizona

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Wednesday, June 11, 1913

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1 min read (104 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 Woodrow Wilson on 1913-06-11, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Temporarily Withdrawing From Public Domain Certain Lands in the State of Arizona." 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 Temporarily Withdrawing From Public Domain Certain Lands in the State of Arizona.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

104

652 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

18.4

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 1786, Woodrow Wilson (Jun 11, 1913). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-1786-temporarily-withdrawing-from-public-domain-certain-lands-the-state.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Under the authority of act of Congress approved June 25, 1910 (36 Stat., 847), and on the recommendation of the Secretary of the Interior, the public lands in Township 41 North, Range 2 West, Gila and Salt River Meridian, Arizona, are hereby temporarily withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry, for the purpose of classifying said lands, and pending the enactment of legislation for the proper disposition thereof; Provided: That this order shall not supersede, nor in any wise affect Departmental orders including a portion of said lands within the boundaries of the Kaibab Indian Reservation. WOODROW WILSON The White House, June 11, 1913