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This executive order, signed by President Chester A. Arthur on 1884-05-17, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "—Added Navajo Lands." 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
▪That the Executive order dated January 6, 1880, adding certain lands to the Navajo Reservation, in New Mexico and Arizona Territory, be, and the same is hereby, amended so as to exempt from its operation and exclude from said reservation all those Portions of townships 29 north, ranges 14.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Branch Departments
🏛️ General Body of the People
Total Words
84
490 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
15.6
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order, "Executive Order—Added Navajo Lands," Chester A. Arthur (May 17, 1884). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-added-navajo-lands.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
Executive Mansion, Washington, May 17, 1884. It is hereby ordered that the Executive order dated January 6, 1880, adding certain lands to the Navajo Reservation, in New Mexico and Arizona Territory, be, and the same is hereby, amended so as to exempt from its operation and exclude from said reservation all those Portions of townships 29 north, ranges 14. 15. and 16 west of the New Mexico principal meridian, south of the San Juan River, in the Territory of New Mexico. Chester A. Arthur.
