Presidential Order Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order— Canceling Order of California Lands

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Tuesday, March 23, 1886

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1 min read (86 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 Grover Cleveland on 1886-03-23, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "— Canceling Order of California Lands." 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 — Canceling Order of California Lands.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities

Total Words

594 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— Canceling Order of California Lands," Grover Cleveland (Mar 23, 1886). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-canceling-order-california-lands.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

EXECUTIVE MANSION, March 23, 1886. It is hereby ordered that the Executive order dated June 19, 1883, setting apart certain described lands in the State of California for Indian purposes be, and the same is hereby, canceled, so far as relates to east half southeast quarter, northwest quarter southeast quarter, and southwest quarter northeast quarter, and southwest quarter southeast quarter, southeast quarter southwest quarter, northeast quarter southwest quarter, and southeast quarter northwest quarter section 28, township 4 south, range 1 east, San Bernardino meridian. GROVER CLEVELAND.