Executive Order 5953 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 5953—Extension of Trust Period on Indian Reservation Allotments

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Wednesday, November 23, 1932

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1 min read (129 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 1932-11-23, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Extension of Trust Period on Indian Reservation Allotments." 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 period of trust covering allotments made in favor of Indians on the following-named reservations, or on other reservations not specifically named herein, which trust will expire during the calendar year 1933, be, and the same is hereby, extended for a period of 10 years from the respective dates of expiration thereof: Round Valley Reservations, Calif.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

129

811 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. 5953, Herbert Hoover (Nov 23, 1932). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5953-extension-trust-period-indian-reservation-allotments.

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), and the act of June 21, 1906 (34 Stat. 325, 326), that the period of trust covering allotments made in favor of Indians on the following-named reservations, or on other reservations not specifically named herein, which trust will expire during the calendar year 1933, be, and the same is hereby, extended for a period of 10 years from the respective dates of expiration thereof: Round Valley Reservations, Calif. White Earth Reservation, Minn. Flathead Reservation, Mont. Santee Reservation, Nebr. Devils Lake and Standing Rock Reservations, N. Dak. Kiowa Reservation, Okla. Pine Ridge Reservation, S. Dak. Shoshone or Wind River Reservation, Wyo. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, November 23, 1932.