Executive Order 4816 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 4816—Extension of Trust Period on Allotments Made to Indians of the Oakland Reservation in Oklahoma

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Saturday, February 25, 1928

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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 Calvin Coolidge on 1928-02-25, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Extension of Trust Period on Allotments Made to Indians of the Oakland Reservation in Oklahoma." 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), that the trust period on the following allotments made to Indians on the Oakland Reservation in Oklahoma, which trust expires June 5, 1928, be and is hereby extended for a period of ten years from said date: No.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

166

1,038 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

11.4

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 4816, Calvin Coolidge (Feb 25, 1928). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-4816-extension-trust-period-allotments-made-indians-the-oakland.

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), that the trust period on the following allotments made to Indians on the Oakland Reservation in Oklahoma, which trust expires June 5, 1928, be and is hereby extended for a period of ten years from said date: No. of Name Allotment Johnson, Sargent (deceased) 5 Johnson, Lotta (deceased) 6 Collins, Lee (deceased) 20 Collins, Anna (now Anna C. Jefferson) 22 Richards, Grant (deceased) 24 Richards, Winnie (deceased) 25 Buffalo, Standing (deceased) 29 Bill, Buck (deceased) 36 Co-Yaw (deceased) 40 Stevens, William Sr. (dec.) 41 Stevens, Jennie (deceased) 42 Dupee, Ellen Toco (deceased) 45 Mason, Millie Kaise (dec.) 48 Allen, Kittie (deceased) 53 Apache, William (deceased) 54 Purce, Millie (deceased) 56 Miles, George 58 Miles, Effie (now Effie Contillo) 60 Rush, Cochana 62 Keeta, Mollie (deceased) 63 Allen, Martha T. (deceased) 67 Stevens, Gertrude (now Gertrude S. Martin) 72 CALVIN COOLIDGE The White House, February 25, 1928