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This executive order, signed by President Rutherford B. Hayes on 1877-03-16, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "—Establishing Zuni Pueblo Reserve." 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 Zuni Pueblo Reserve.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Branch Departments
🏛️ General Body of the People
Total Words
143
829 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
20.2
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order, "Executive Order—Establishing Zuni Pueblo Reserve," Rutherford B. Hayes (Mar 16, 1877). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-establishing-zuni-pueblo-reserve.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
Executive Mansion, March 16, 1877. It is hereby ordered that the following-described tract of country in the Territory of New Mexico, viz: Beginning at the one hundred and thirty-sixth mile-stone, on the western boundary line of the Territory of New Mexico, and running thence north 61 degrees 45 minutes east, 31.8 miles to the crest of the mountain a short distance above Nutria Springs; thence due south 12 miles to point in the hills a short distance southeast of the Ojo Pescado; thence south 61 degrees 45 minutes west to the one hundred and forty-eighth mile-stone on the western boundary line of said Territory; thence north with said boundary line to the place of beginning, be, and the same hereby is, withdrawn from sale and set apart as a reservation for the use and occupancy of the Zuni Pueblo Indians. R. B. Hayes.
