Executive Order 4981 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 4981—Extension of Trust Period on Allotments Made to Indians of the Lower Brule Reservation in South Dakota

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Saturday, October 20, 1928

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1 min read (77 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 1928-10-20, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Extension of Trust Period on Allotments Made to Indians of the Lower Brule Reservation in South Dakota." 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

▪ 325-326), that the trust period on allotments made to Indians of the Lower Brule Reservation in South Dakota, which trust expires during the calendar year 1928, be, and is hereby extended for a period of 10 years from date of expiration, with the exception of the following: Allotment No.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

451 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

10.5

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 4981, Calvin Coolidge (Oct 20, 1928). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-4981-extension-trust-period-allotments-made-indians-the-lower-brule.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

It is hereby ordered, under authority contained in the Act of June 21, 1906 (34 Stats. 325-326), that the trust period on allotments made to Indians of the Lower Brule Reservation in South Dakota, which trust expires during the calendar year 1928, be, and is hereby extended for a period of 10 years from date of expiration, with the exception of the following: Allotment No. 335, Big Eagle, deceased. CALVIN COOLIDGE The White House, October 20, 1928