Executive Order 7464 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 7464—Extending Certain Periods of Trust on Indian Lands

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Wednesday, September 30, 1936

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1 min read (155 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 1936-09-30, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Extending Certain Periods of Trust on Indian Lands." 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

▪ 969, 976, it is ordered that the periods of trust applying to any Indian lands, whether of a tribal or individual status, which, unless extended, will expire December 31, 1936, or during the calendar year 1937, be, and they are hereby, extended in each case for a further period of 25 years from the date on which any such trust would otherwise expire.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

155

828 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

8.6

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 7464, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Sep 30, 1936). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7464-extending-certain-periods-trust-indian-lands.

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, by the act of June 21, 1906, ch. 3504, 34 Stat. 325, 326, and by the act of March 2, 1917, ch. 146, 39 Stat. 969, 976, it is ordered that the periods of trust applying to any Indian lands, whether of a tribal or individual status, which, unless extended, will expire December 31, 1936, or during the calendar year 1937, be, and they are hereby, extended in each case for a further period of 25 years from the date on which any such trust would otherwise expire. This order is not intended to apply to any case in which Congress has specifically reserved to itself authority to extend the period of trust on tribal or individual Indian lands. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT THE WHITE HOUSE, September 30, 1936.