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This executive order, signed by President Ulysses S. Grant on 1876-04-27, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "—Modification of White Mountain Indian Reservation Boundary in Arizona 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 —Modification of White Mountain Indian Reservation Boundary in Arizona Territory.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners
Total Words
106
628 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
43.7
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order, "Executive Order—Modification of White Mountain Indian Reservation Boundary in Arizona Territory," Ulysses S. Grant (Apr 27, 1876). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-modification-white-mountain-indian-reservation-boundary-arizona-territory.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
Executive Mansion, April 27, 1876 It is hereby ordered that all that portion of the White Mountain Indian Reservation in Arizona Territory lying west of the following- described line, viz: Commencing at the northwest corner of the present reserve, a point at the southern edge of the Black Mesas, due north of Sombrero or Plumoso Butte; thence due south to said Sombrero or Plumoso Butte; thence southeastwardly to Chromo Peak; thence in a southerly direction to the mouth of the San Pedro River; thence due south to the southern boundary of the reservation, be, and the same hereby is, restored to the public domain. U.S. GRANT
