Presidential Order Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order—Pima and Maricopa or Gila River Reserve

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Thursday, August 31, 1876

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1 min read (155 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 1876-08-31, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "—Pima and Maricopa or Gila River Reserve." 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 —Pima and Maricopa or Gila River Reserve.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

155

882 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—Pima and Maricopa or Gila River Reserve," Ulysses S. Grant (Aug 31, 1876). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-pima-and-maricopa-or-gila-river-reserve.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

EXECUTIVE MANSION, August 31, 1876. It is hereby ordered that the following-described lands in the Territory of Arizona, viz, township 4 south, range 7 east, sections 14, 15, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, north half of section 35 and section 36; township 5 south, range 7 east, northeast quarter of section 1; township 4 south, range 8 east, southwest quarter of section 19, west half and southeast quarter of section 29, sections 30, 31, 32, and southwest quarter of section 33; township 5 south, range 8 east, southwest quarter of section 3, section 4, north half of section 5, north half of northeast quarter and northwest quarter of section 6, and northwest quarter of section 10, be, and the same are hereby, withdrawn from the public domain and set apart as an addition to the Gila River Reservation in Arizona for the use and occupancy of the Pima and Maricopa Indians. U. S. GRANT