Presidential Order Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order—Nullifying Reservation of Lands in Michigan

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Wednesday, February 4, 1874

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1 min read (91 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 1874-02-04, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "—Nullifying Reservation of Lands in Michigan." 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 —Nullifying Reservation of Lands in Michigan.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

515 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

19.7

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order, "Executive Order—Nullifying Reservation of Lands in Michigan," Ulysses S. Grant (Feb 4, 1874). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-nullifying-reservation-lands-michigan.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

EXECUTIVE MANSION, February 4, 1874. Referring to Executive order dated April 16, 1864, withdrawing from public sale, for Indian purposes, the undisposed-of lands embraced in townships 34, 37, 38, and 39 north, of range 3, and townships 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, and 39 north, of range 4 west, in the 8tate of Michigan, I hereby revoke, rescind, cancel, and declare said order to be void and of no effect from and after the date hereof, and the lands above described are hereby restored to the public domain. U. S. GRANT.