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This executive order, signed by President Rutherford B. Hayes on 1877-03-31, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "—Revocation of Portion of White Mountain Indian Reservation." 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 —Revocation of Portion of White Mountain Indian Reservation.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners
Total Words
109
631 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
23.7
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order, "Executive Order—Revocation of Portion of White Mountain Indian Reservation," Rutherford B. Hayes (Mar 31, 1877). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-revocation-portion-white-mountain-indian-reservation.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
Executive Mansion, March 31, 1877. It is hereby ordered that all that portion of the White Mountain Indian Reservation in the Territory of Arizona lying within the following-described boundaries be, and the same hereby is, restored to the public domain, to wit: Commencing at a point at the south bank of the Gila River where the San Pedro empties in the same; thence up and along the south bank of said Gila River 10 miles; thence due south to the southern boundary of the said reservation; thence along the southern boundary to the western boundary thereof; thence up said western boundary to the place of beginning. R. B. Hayes.
