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This executive order, signed by President Woodrow Wilson on 1913-07-18, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Revocation of Executive Order No. 1540." 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
▪1540, dated May 29, 1912, reserving certain tracts of land in Arizona from settlement, entry, sale, or other disposition for use of the Walapai Indians be, and the same is hereby, revoked.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Branch Departments
🏛️ General Body of the People
Total Words
48
280 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
9.3
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 1798, Woodrow Wilson (Jul 18, 1913). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-1798-revocation-executive-order-no-1540.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
It is hereby ordered that Executive order No. 1540, dated May 29, 1912, reserving certain tracts of land in Arizona from settlement, entry, sale, or other disposition for use of the Walapai Indians be, and the same is hereby, revoked. WOODROW WILSON The White House, July 18, 1913
