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This executive order, signed by President Herbert Hoover on 1929-04-01, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Extension of Trust Period on Allotments Made to Indians of the Siletz Reservation, Oregon." 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
▪Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Extension of Trust Period on Allotments Made to Indians of the Siletz Reservation, Oregon.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Branch Departments
🏛️ General Body of the People
Total Words
123
763 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
27.8
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 5087, Herbert Hoover (Apr 1, 1929). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5087-extension-trust-period-allotments-made-indians-the-siletz-reservation.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
It is hereby ordered under authority contained in Section Five of the Act of February 8, 1887 (24 Stat. L. 388-389), that the trust period on the allotments made to the Indians on the Siletz Reservation in Oregon, which trust period expires during the calendar year 1929, be, and is hereby extended for a period of ten years, with the exception of the following: Allotment Number Name of Allottee 1 Melissa Latta Montgomery (deceased) 2 Alsea Mack (deceased) 8 Jennie Megginson (deceased) 21 Mary Baker (deceased) 34 Sissy Bensell Fuller (deceased) 98 Judith Cook (deceased) 209 Harriett Hollis (deceased) 213 George Harris (deceased) 227 Nellie Johnson (deceased) 275 Mary Klamath (deceased) 462 Mary Tom (deceased) HERBERT HOOVER The White House, April 1, 1929.
