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This executive order, signed by President Chester A. Arthur on 1883-06-13, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "—Cancellation of Reservation in Minnesota." 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 Executive order dated March 18, 1879, withdrawing from sale and settlement and setting apart certain described lands north of and adjoining the White Earth Reservation in the State of Minnesota as a reservation for Indian purposes, be, and the same is hereby, canceled, the lands embraced within said reservation not being required for the purposes for which they were set apart.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities
Total Words
75
462 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
18.7
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order, "Executive Order—Cancellation of Reservation in Minnesota," Chester A. Arthur (Jun 13, 1883). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-cancellation-reservation-minnesota.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
EXECUTIVE MANSION, July 13, 1883. It is hereby ordered that the Executive order dated March 18, 1879, withdrawing from sale and settlement and setting apart certain described lands north of and adjoining the White Earth Reservation in the State of Minnesota as a reservation for Indian purposes, be, and the same is hereby, canceled, the lands embraced within said reservation not being required for the purposes for which they were set apart. CHESTER A. ARTHUR.
