Executive Order 7001 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 7001—Extension of Trust Periods on Allotments Made to Indians of the Crow Reservation, Montana

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Friday, April 5, 1935

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1 min read (170 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 1935-04-05, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Extension of Trust Periods on Allotments Made to Indians of the Crow Reservation, Montana." 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 a majority of the adult Indians of the said reservation voting at an election to be held under section 18 of said act shall vote in favor of the application of the provisions of the act to the reservation, then 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

170

919 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. 7001, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Apr 5, 1935). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7001-extension-trust-periods-allotments-made-indians-the-crow-reservation.

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), it is ordered that the periods of trust on allotments made to Indians of the Crow Reservation, Montana, which, unless extended, will expire during the calendar year 1935, be, and they are hereby, extended for a further period of 10 years from the date on which any such trust would otherwise expire: Provided, however , That the extensions of trust periods made herein are made subject to the provisions of the act of June 18, 1934 (ch. 576, 48 Stat. 984), and if a majority of the adult Indians of the said reservation voting at an election to be held under section 18 of said act shall vote in favor of the application of the provisions of the act to the reservation, then this order shall thereafter cease to be of force and effect. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, April 5, 1935.