Presidential Order Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order— Establishment of Walker River Indian Reservation

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Thursday, March 19, 1874

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1 min read (175 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 1874-03-19, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "— Establishment of Walker River 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 — Establishment of Walker River Indian Reservation.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

175

1,101 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order, "Executive Order— Establishment of Walker River Indian Reservation," Ulysses S. Grant (Mar 19, 1874). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-establishment-walker-river-indian-reservation.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Washington, March 18, 1874. SIR: I have the honor to present herewith a communication dated the 17th instant from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, together with the accompanying map showing the survey made by Eugene Monroe in December, 1864, of the Walker River Reservation in Nevada, and respectfully recommend that the President issue an order withdrawing from sale or other disposition and setting apart said reservation or tract of country for the use and occupation of the Pah-Ute Indians located thereon. The form of order necessary in the premises is engrossed on the inclosed map. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, C. DELANO, Secretary. The PRESIDENT. EXECUTIVE MANSION, March 19, 1874. It is hereby ordered that the reservation situated on Walker River, Nevada, as surveyed by Eugene Monroe, December, 1864, and indicated by red lines on the above diagram in accordance with the fifteen courses and distances thereon given, be withdrawn from public sale or other disposition and set apart for the use of the Pah-Ute Indians residing thereon. U. S. GRANT