Presidential Order Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order—Establishing Lemhi Valley Indian Reservation

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Friday, February 12, 1875

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1 min read (209 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 Ulysses S. Grant on 1875-02-12, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "—Establishing Lemhi Valley Indian Reservation." 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

▪ Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on —Establishing Lemhi Valley Indian Reservation.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Foreign Nations & International Entities

Total Words

209

1,154 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

28.5

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order, "Executive Order—Establishing Lemhi Valley Indian Reservation," Ulysses S. Grant (Feb 12, 1875). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-establishing-lemhi-valley-indian-reservation.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

EXECUTIVE MANSION, February 12, 1875. It is hereby ordered that the tract of country in the Territory of Idaho, lying within the following-described boundaries, viz: Commencing at a point on the Lemhi River that is due west of a point 1 mile due south of Fort Lemhi; thence due east, about 3 miles to the crest of the mountain; thence with said mountain in a southerly direction about 12 miles to a point due east of Yeanun bridge, on the Lemhi River; thence west across said bridge and Lemhi River to the crest of the mountain on the west side of river; thence with said mountain in a northerly direction to a point due west of the place of beginning; thence due east to the place of beginning, be, and the same hereby is, withdrawn from sale and set apart for the exclusive use of the mixed tribes of Shoshone, Bannock, and Sheepeater Indians, to be known as the Lemhi Valley Indian Reservation. Said tract of country is estimated to contain about 100 square miles, and is in lieu of the tract provided for in the third article of an unratified treaty made and concluded at Virginia City, Montana Territory, on the 24th of September, 1868. U. S. GRANT.