Executive Order 4979 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 4979—Extension of Trust Period on Allotments Made to the Indians on the Winnebago Reservation in Nebraska

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Tuesday, October 16, 1928

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1 min read (109 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

Early Statesman synthesis distilling legal jargon into practical meaning, statutory anchors, and structural constitutional impacts.

This executive order, signed by President Calvin Coolidge on 1928-10-16, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Extension of Trust Period on Allotments Made to the Indians on the Winnebago Reservation in 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 made to the Indians on the Winnebago Reservation in Nebraska, which trust expires during the calendar year 1928, be, and is hereby extended for a period of ten years, with the exception of the following: Allotment No.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

109

656 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

9.8

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 4979, Calvin Coolidge (Oct 16, 1928). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-4979-extension-trust-period-allotments-made-the-indians-the-winnebago.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

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 made to the Indians on the Winnebago Reservation in Nebraska, which trust expires during the calendar year 1928, be, and is hereby extended for a period of ten years, with the exception of the following: Allotment No. Name of allottee 13 Young Rogue (deceased). 159 Mary Rave (deceased). 311 Greenhair (deceased) Expiration of trust applies only to the 80 acres devised to Albert Hensley, Laura Lamere and Pearl Lamere. 313 Jesse White Greenhair (deceased). CALVIN COOLIDGE The White House, October 16, 1928.