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This executive order, signed by President Rutherford B. Hayes on 1879-02-07, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "—Establishment of Ute Indian Reservation in Colorado." 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 —Establishment of Ute Indian Reservation in Colorado.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities
Total Words
146
887 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
31.8
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order, "Executive Order—Establishment of Ute Indian Reservation in Colorado," Rutherford B. Hayes (Feb 7, 1879). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-establishment-ute-indian-reservation-colorado.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
EXECUTIVE MANSION, February 7, 1879. It is hereby ordered that the following-described tract of country in the State of Colorado, to wit: Commencing at the intersection of the 37th parallel of north latitude with the 107th degree of west longitude; thence east along said parallel to the ridge described in Hayden’s Geographical and Geological Survey of said State as the “National Divide” of the San Juan Mountains; thence following said divide in a general northerly and northwesterly direction to longitude 107 degrees and 23 minutes west; thence due south to latitude 37 degrees and 17 minutes north: thence due east to the 107th meridian of west longitude; thence south with said meridian to the place of beginning, be, and the same is hereby, withdrawn from sale and settlement and set apart as a reservation for the Muache, Capote, and Weeminuchee bands of Ute Indians. R.B. Hayes
