Executive Order 2326 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 2326—Relating to Indians on Public Domain

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Wednesday, February 23, 1916

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1 min read (141 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 1916-02-23, 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

▪ Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Relating to Indians on Public Domain.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

141

919 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

10.4

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 2326, Woodrow Wilson (Feb 23, 1916). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-2326-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 twenty-one, nineteen hundred and six (Thirty-fourth Statutes at Large, pages three hundred and twenty-five and three hundred and twenty-six), that the trust or other period of restriction against alienation contained in any patent issued to any Indian for a homestead 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 nineteen hundred and sixteen, excepting only in the following specific instances: Indian homesteader. Series. Charles tololby No. 458, Seattle, Washington. Thomas No. 457, Walla Walla, Washington. Bill Tyner No. 482, Visalia, California. Adam Jim No. 348, Jackson, Mississippi. James Pawlo No. 320, Sacramento, California. WOODROW WILSON The White House, February 23, 1916