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This executive order, signed by President Calvin Coolidge on 1927-01-24, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Extension of Trust Period on Allotments Made to the Sac and Fox of the Missouri Indians in Kansas and Nebraska." 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
▪388), that the trust period on the allotments of the Sac and Fox of the Missouri Indians in Kansas and Nebraska, which trust expires during the calendar year, 1927, be, and is hereby extended, for a period of ten years from the date of expiration thereof, with the exception of the following: Allotment No.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Branch Departments
🏛️ General Body of the People
Total Words
90
525 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
15
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 4571, Calvin Coolidge (Jan 24, 1927). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-4571-extension-trust-period-allotments-made-the-sac-and-fox-the-missouri.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
It is hereby ordered under authority contained in Section 5 of the Act of February 8, 1887 (24 Stat. 388), that the trust period on the allotments of the Sac and Fox of the Missouri Indians in Kansas and Nebraska, which trust expires during the calendar year, 1927, be, and is hereby extended, for a period of ten years from the date of expiration thereof, with the exception of the following: Allotment No. Name of allottee 19 Que-nah-pe-ah (deceased) 70 Shawnee (deceased) CALVIN COOLIDGE The White House, January 24, 1927.
