Executive Order 2133 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 2133—Relating to Indians on Public Domain

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Wednesday, February 3, 1915

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1 min read (90 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 1915-02-03, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Relating to Indians on Public Domain." 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

▪ L., 325-326), that the trust or other period of restriction against alienation contained in any patent issued to any Indian for any lands on the public domain be, and the same is hereby, extended for a further period of one year in all cases where such trust or other restrictive period against alienation would otherwise expire during the calendar year anno Domini nineteen hundred and fifteen.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

528 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

15.8

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 2133, Woodrow Wilson (Feb 3, 1915). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-2133-relating-indians-public-domain.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

It is hereby ordered, under authority found in the act of June 21, 1906 (34 Stats. L., 325-326), that the trust or other period of restriction against alienation contained in any patent issued to any Indian for any lands on the public domain be, and the same is hereby, extended for a further period of one year in all cases where such trust or other restrictive period against alienation would otherwise expire during the calendar year anno Domini nineteen hundred and fifteen. WOODROW WILSON. The White House, February 3, 1915