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This executive order, signed by President Chester A. Arthur on 1882-07-24, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "—Revocation of Executive Order Regarding Mission Indian Lands." 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
▪That the Executive order dated December 27, 1875, setting aside certain described lands in the State of California, for the use and occupancy of the Mission Indians, be, and the same hereby is, canceled so far as relates to the northwest quarter of the northeast quarter and the northeast quarter of the northwest quarter of section 34, township 9 south, range 2 west of the San Bernardino meridian.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities
Total Words
80
473 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
18.9
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order, "Executive Order—Revocation of Executive Order Regarding Mission Indian Lands," Chester A. Arthur (Jul 24, 1882). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-revocation-executive-order-regarding-mission-indian-lands.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
EXECUTIVE MANSION, July 24, 1882. It is hereby ordered that the Executive order dated December 27, 1875, setting aside certain described lands in the State of California, for the use and occupancy of the Mission Indians, be, and the same hereby is, canceled so far as relates to the northwest quarter of the northeast quarter and the northeast quarter of the northwest quarter of section 34, township 9 south, range 2 west of the San Bernardino meridian. CHESTER A. ARTHUR.
