William Howard Taft

Executive Order 1621—Altering Lands Composing Reservation of Papago Indians

October 08, 1912

It is hereby ordered that Executive Order No. 1538, dated May 28, 1912, be, and the same hereby is, amended so as to eliminate therefrom the S. 1/2 of Section 13, Township 4 South of Range 2 East of the Gila and Salt River Meridian in Arizona.

That part of Executive Order No. 1598, dated September 2, 1912, eliminating the S. 1/2 of Section 15, Township 4 South, Range 2 East of the Gila and Salt River Meridian from withdrawal for Indian purposes is hereby revoked.

Signature of William Howard Taft
WM. H. TAFT.

The White House,
October 8, 1912

William Howard Taft, Executive Order 1621—Altering Lands Composing Reservation of Papago Indians Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/276682

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