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This executive order, signed by President Calvin Coolidge on 1928-05-29, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Extension of Trust Period on Allotments Made to the Pawnee Indians of 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 allotments of Pawnee Indians of Oklahoma, which would otherwise expire during the calendar year 1928, is hereby extended for ten years, with the following exceptions: Allotment No.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Branch Departments
🏛️ General Body of the People
Total Words
126
696 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
12.3
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
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Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 4898, Calvin Coolidge (May 29, 1928). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-4898-extension-trust-period-allotments-made-the-pawnee-indians-oklahoma.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
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 allotments of Pawnee Indians of Oklahoma, which would otherwise expire during the calendar year 1928, is hereby extended for ten years, with the following exceptions: Allotment No. Name of allottee 148 Katie Walker 200 Susie Jake (deceased) 304 Frank Moore 306 Violet Bayhylle 360 Skedee Good Chief (deceased) 370 Jennie Lone Chief 373 Scoorah Howell (Expiration of trust applies only to W 1/2 NW 1/4 and W 1/2 W 1/2 E 1/2 NW 1/4 Sec. 29, T. 22 N., R. 5 E. of I. M. Oklahoma, partitioned in common to four heirs). CALVIN COOLIDGE The White House, May 29, 1928.
