Executive Order 6939 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 6939—Extension of Trust Period on Allotments Made to Indians of the Spokane Reservation, Washington

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Monday, January 7, 1935

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1 min read (166 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 Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1935-01-07, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Extension of Trust Period on Allotments Made to Indians of the Spokane 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

▪ 984), and if the provisions of said Act are made applicable to the said Reservation by the election provided for in said Act, this order shall thereafter cease to be of force and effect.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

166

886 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

9.6

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 6939, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jan 7, 1935). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6939-extension-trust-period-allotments-made-indians-the-spokane.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 5 of the act of February 8, 1887 (ch. 119, 24 Stat. 388, 389), and the act of June 21, 1906 (ch. 3504, 34 Stat. 325, 326), it is ordered that the period of trust on allotments made to Indians of the Spokane Reservation, Washington, upon which the period of trust expires during the calendar year 1935, be, and it is hereby, extended for a period of ten years from the date on which any such trust would otherwise expire: Provided, however , that the extension of the period of trust herein made shall be subject to the provisions of the act of June 18, 1934 (ch. 576, 48 Stat. 984), and if the provisions of said Act are made applicable to the said Reservation by the election provided for in said Act, this order shall thereafter cease to be of force and effect. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, January 7, 1935.