Early Statesman synthesis distilling legal jargon into practical meaning, statutory anchors, and structural constitutional impacts.
This executive order, signed by President Calvin Coolidge on 1928-04-16, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Extension of Trust Period on Allotments Made to the Prairie Band of Pottawatomi Indians in Kansas." 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
▪388-89), that the trust period on the allotments of the Prairie Band of Pottawatomi Indians in Kansas, which trust period expires during the calendar year 1928, be and is hereby extended for a period of ten years, with the exception of the following: Allot.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Branch Departments
🏛️ General Body of the People
Total Words
130
770 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
9.2
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
📜
Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 4858, Calvin Coolidge (Apr 16, 1928). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-4858-extension-trust-period-allotments-made-the-prairie-band-pottawatomi.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
It is hereby ordered under authority contained in the act of February 8, 1887 (24 Stat. 388-89), that the trust period on the allotments of the Prairie Band of Pottawatomi Indians in Kansas, which trust period expires during the calendar year 1928, be and is hereby extended for a period of ten years, with the exception of the following: Allot. No. Name of allottee 163 Mah-ne (deceased) Expiration of trust applies only to 69.40 acres partitioned to Oliver Le Clere. 167 Ke-shot-no (deceased) 171 Kack Kack (deceased) Expiration of trust applies only to W/2 NW/ 4 Sec. 33, T. 8 S., R. 15 E. of 6th P. M. Kansas, partitioned to Etta Cadue. 195 Sophia (deceased) 205 Pe-o-ze-o-quah (deceased) 206 Nah-o-ten-nah (deceased) CALVIN COOLIDGE The White House, April 16, 1928.
