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This executive order, signed by President Ulysses S. Grant on 1874-06-21, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "—Restoring Portion of White Mountain Indian Reservation to Public Domain." 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 —Restoring Portion of White Mountain Indian Reservation to Public Domain.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners
Total Words
40
237 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
12.3
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order, "Executive Order—Restoring Portion of White Mountain Indian Reservation to Public Domain," Ulysses S. Grant (Jun 21, 1874). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-restoring-portion-white-mountain-indian-reservation-public-domain.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
EXECUTIVE MANSION, July 21, 1871. It is hereby ordered that all that portion of the White Mountain Indian Reservation in Arizona Territory lying east of 109 degrees 30 minutes west longitude be restored to the public domain. U. S. GRANT.
