Presidential Order Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order—Adding Land to Sioux Reserve

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Tuesday, January 24, 1882

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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 Chester A. Arthur on 1882-01-24, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "—Adding Land to Sioux Reserve." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: Reviewed under the Tenth Amendment and the principle of dual federalism, this order touches upon domains traditionally reserved to the sovereign States. The Framers would caution against any attempt to commandeer state officers or displace local police powers through federal executive fiat.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on —Adding Land to Sioux Reserve.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities

Total Words

141

824 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

21.3

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order, "Executive Order—Adding Land to Sioux Reserve," Chester A. Arthur (Jan 24, 1882). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-adding-land-sioux-reserve.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

EXECUTIVE MANSION, January 24, 1882. It is hereby ordered that the following-described tract of country in the State of Nebraska, viz: Beginning at a point on the boundary line between the State of Nebraska and the Territory of Dakota, where the range line between ranges 44 and 45 west of the sixth principal meridian, in the Territory of Dakota, intersects said boundary line; thence east along said boundary line 5 miles; thence due south 5 miles; thence due west 10 miles; thence due north to said boundary line; thence due east along said boundary line to the place of beginning, be, and the same is hereby, withdrawn from sale and set aside as an addition to the present Sioux Indian Reservation in the Territory of Dakota. This order of reservation to continue during the pleasure of the President. CHESTER A. ARTHUR.