Presidential Order Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order—Revocation of Chiricahua Reserve

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Monday, October 30, 1876

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1 min read (133 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 1876-10-30, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "—Revocation of Chiricahua 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

▪ To the place of beginning, be, and the same is hereby, canceled, and said lands are restored to the public domain.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

133

842 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

21.2

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order, "Executive Order—Revocation of Chiricahua Reserve," Ulysses S. Grant (Oct 30, 1876). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-revocation-chiricahua-reserve.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

EXECUTIVE MANSION, October 30, 1876. It is hereby ordered that the order of December 14, 1872, setting apart the following-described lands in the Territory of Arizona as a reservation for certain Apache Indians, viz: Beginning at Dragoon Springs, near Dragoon Pass, and running thence northeasterly along the north base of the Chiricahua Mountains, to a point on the summit of Peloncillo Mountains, or Stevens Peak Range; thence running south-easterly along said range through Stevens Peak to the boundary of New Mexico; thence running south to the boundary of Mexico; thence running westerly along said boundary 56 miles; thence running northerly, following substantially the western base of the Dragoon Mountains. to the place of beginning, be, and the same is hereby, canceled, and said lands are restored to the public domain. U. S. GRANT