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This executive order, signed by President Theodore Roosevelt on 1904-01-25, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "—Addition to Pine Ridge Reservation." 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
▪That the tract of country in the State of Nebraska "withdrawn from sale and set aside as an addition to the present Sioux Indian Reservation in the Territory of Dakota," by Executive order dated January 24, 1882, be, and the same hereby is, restored to the public domain.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities
🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners
Total Words
54
312 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
25.1
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order, "Executive Order—Addition to Pine Ridge Reservation," Theodore Roosevelt (Jan 25, 1904). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-addition-pine-ridge-reservation.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
It is hereby ordered that the tract of country in the State of Nebraska "withdrawn from sale and set aside as an addition to the present Sioux Indian Reservation in the Territory of Dakota," by Executive order dated January 24, 1882, be, and the same hereby is, restored to the public domain. THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
