Presidential Order Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order—Reservation for Boise Fort Band of Chippewa in Minnesota

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Saturday, June 30, 1883

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1 min read (149 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 Chester A. Arthur on 1883-06-30, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "—Reservation for Boise Fort Band of Chippewa in Minnesota." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: Reviewed under the Tenth Amendment and the principle of dual federalism, this order touches upon domains traditionally reserved to the sovereign States. The Framers would caution against any attempt to commandeer state officers or displace local police powers through federal executive fiat.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ [In La Pointe Agency; occupied by Boise Fort Band of Chippewa; established by act of January 14, 1889 (25 Stat., 642).] EXECUTIVE MANSION, June 30, 1883.

▪ That a township of land in the State of Minnesota, to wit, township 62 north, range 25 west of the fourth principal meridian, be, and the same is hereby, set apart for the perpetual use and occupancy of said Indians: Provided, however.

▪ That any tract or tracts embraced within said township to which valid rights have attached under the laws of the United States governing the disposition of the public lands, are hereby excluded from the reservation hereby made.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners 🏛️ Foreign Nations & International Entities

Total Words

149

854 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

14.2

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order, "Executive Order—Reservation for Boise Fort Band of Chippewa in Minnesota," Chester A. Arthur (Jun 30, 1883). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-reservation-for-boise-fort-band-chippewa-minnesota.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

[In La Pointe Agency; occupied by Boise Fort Band of Chippewa; established by act of January 14, 1889 (25 Stat., 642).] EXECUTIVE MANSION, June 30, 1883. Agreeably to the provision contained in the closing sentence of the first clause of article 3 of the treaty of April 7, 1866, with the Boise Fort band of Chippewa Indians (14 Stat, at L., p. 765), it is hereby ordered that a township of land in the State of Minnesota, to wit, township 62 north, range 25 west of the fourth principal meridian, be, and the same is hereby, set apart for the perpetual use and occupancy of said Indians: Provided, however. That any tract or tracts embraced within said township to which valid rights have attached under the laws of the United States governing the disposition of the public lands, are hereby excluded from the reservation hereby made. CHESTER A. ARTHUR.