Presidential Order Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order—Expansion of Ute Indian Reservation Territory

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Monday, November 22, 1875

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1 min read (146 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 1875-11-22, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "—Expansion of Ute Indian Reservation Territory." 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 —Expansion of Ute Indian Reservation Territory.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Foreign Nations & International Entities

Total Words

146

863 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

21.8

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order, "Executive Order—Expansion of Ute Indian Reservation Territory," Ulysses S. Grant (Nov 22, 1875). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-expansion-ute-indian-reservation-territory.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

EXECUTIVE MANSION, November 22, 1875. It is hereby ordered that the tract of country in the Territory of Colorado lying within the following-described boundaries, viz: Commencing at the northeast corner of the present Ute Indian Reservation, as defined in the treaty of March 2, 1868 (Stats, at Large, vol. 15, p. 619); thence running north on the 107th degree of longitude to the first standard parallel north; thence west on said first standard parallel to the boundary line between Colorado and Utah; thence south with said boundary to the northwest corner of the Ute Indian Reservation; thence east with the north boundary of the said reservation to the place of beginning, be, and the same hereby is, withdrawn from sale and set apart for the use of the several tribes of Ute Indians, as an addition to the present reservation in said Territory. U. S. GRANT.