Executive Order 711 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 711—Pine Ridge School Reservation, South Dakota

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Monday, November 11, 1907

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1 min read (225 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 Theodore Roosevelt on 1907-11-11, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Pine Ridge School Reservation, South Dakota." 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

▪ 27 N., be, and the same are hereby, withdrawn from sale and settlement, and set apart for Indian purposes, for the use of the Indians of the Jicarilla Indian Reservation: Provided, That this withdrawal shall not affect any existing valid rights of any party.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

225

1,146 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

6.7

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 711, Theodore Roosevelt (Nov 11, 1907). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-711-pine-ridge-school-reservation-south-dakota.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

It is hereby ordered that the following-described lands in New Mexico, viz: Beginning at the northeast corner of T. 26 N., R. 4 W.; thence east along the township line between Tps. 26 and 27 N. to the northwest corner of T. 26 N., R. 5 W.; thence due south to the southeast corner of T. 22 N., R. 5 W.; thence east on the township line between Tps. 21 and 22 N. to the southeast corner of T. 22 N., R. 1 W.; thence north to the northeast corner of T. 23 N., R. 2 W.; thence west to the southeast corner of T. 24 N., R. 4 W.; thence north to the southeast corner of T. 26 N., R. 4 W.; thence east to the southeast corner of T. 26 N., R. 3 W.; thence north to the southeast corner of T. 27 N., R. 3 W.; thence east along the southern boundary of the present Jicarilla Indian Reservation to the range line between Rs. 1 and 2 W., in T. 27 N., be, and the same are hereby, withdrawn from sale and settlement, and set apart for Indian purposes, for the use of the Indians of the Jicarilla Indian Reservation: Provided, That this withdrawal shall not affect any existing valid rights of any party. THEODORE ROOSEVELT The White House, November 11, 1907.