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This executive order, signed by President Herbert Hoover on 1930-05-28, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Extension of Trust Period on Certain Allotments Made to Members of the Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians, 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
▪389), that the trust period on allotments made to members of the Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians in Kansas, which trust period expires during the calendar year 1930, be, and is hereby, extended for a period of ten years, with the exception of the following: ALLOTMENT NUMBER NAME OF ALLOTTEE 290 Qua she (deceased).
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Branch Departments
🏛️ General Body of the People
Total Words
186
1,067 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
6.9
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 5356, Herbert Hoover (May 28, 1930). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5356-extension-trust-period-certain-allotments-made-members-the-prairie.
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. 389), that the trust period on allotments made to members of the Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians in Kansas, which trust period expires during the calendar year 1930, be, and is hereby, extended for a period of ten years, with the exception of the following: ALLOTMENT NUMBER NAME OF ALLOTTEE 290 Qua she (deceased). Expiration of trust applies only to lands partitioned to Oliver Levier 327 West ke no (deceased). 350 M ko i gi mow (deceased). 364 Wish kuk ke ash kuk (deceased). 398 N wahk tote (deceased). Expiration of trust applies only to NW. 1/4 NE. 1/4 sec. 23, T. 8 S., R. 14 E. of sixth principal meridian, Kansas. 452 Mzhick-ten-o. 460 Skishkee (deceased). Expiration of trust applies only to land partitioned to Harry Wamego. 497 Ke yah or Honnell Mjis-sepe. 519 Ke o po wah quah (deceased). 540 Cora Grinnell. 574 Puck kee (deceased). Expiration of trust applies only to land partitioned to Mary Peanish. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, May 28, 1930.
