Executive Order 5746 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 5746—Extension of Trust Period on Allotments of the Yakima Indian Reservation, Washington

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Tuesday, November 10, 1931

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1 min read (74 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 Herbert Hoover on 1931-11-10, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Extension of Trust Period on Allotments of the Yakima Indian Reservation, Washington." 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, 389), that the trust periods on allotments made in favor of Indians of the Yakima Reservation, Wash., which trust periods expire during the calendar years 1931 and 1932, be, and the same are hereby, extended for a period of 10 years from the dates of expiration.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

420 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 5746, Herbert Hoover (Nov 10, 1931). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5746-extension-trust-period-allotments-the-yakima-indian-reservation.

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, 389), that the trust periods on allotments made in favor of Indians of the Yakima Reservation, Wash., which trust periods expire during the calendar years 1931 and 1932, be, and the same are hereby, extended for a period of 10 years from the dates of expiration. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, November 10, 1931.