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This executive order, signed by President Rutherford B. Hayes on 1880-06-08, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "—Establishment of Suppai (Havasupai) 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 —Establishment of Suppai (Havasupai) Reserve.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Branch Departments
🏛️ General Body of the People
Total Words
142
792 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
29.2
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order, "Executive Order—Establishment of Suppai (Havasupai) Reserve," Rutherford B. Hayes (Jun 8, 1880). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-establishment-suppai-havasupai-reserve.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
EXECUTIVE MANSION, June 8, 1880. It is hereby ordered that the following-described country, lying within the boundaries of the Territory of Arizona, viz, beginning at a point in the middle of Cataract Creek, 2 miles below the lowest fall, south of the settlement of the Suppai Indians; thence due east 24 miles; thence in a northerly direction 12 miles to a point 24 miles due east of the middle of said creek; thence due west 5 miles; thence in a southerly direction 12 miles to a point 24 miles due west of the middle of said creek; thence due east 24 miles to the place of beginning, to embrace the settlements and improvements of the Suppai Indians, be, and the same is hereby, withdrawn from sale and settlement, and set apart for the use and occupancy of said Suppai Indians. R.B. Hayes
