Executive Order 5301 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 5301—Extension of Trust Period on Certain Allotments Made to Indians of the Crow Reservation, Montana

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Wednesday, March 12, 1930

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1 min read (85 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 Herbert Hoover on 1930-03-12, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Extension of Trust Period on Certain 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

▪ 388-389), that the trust period on allotments made to Indians of the Crow Reservation in Montana, which period expires during the calendar year 1930, be, and is hereby extended for a period of ten years, with the exception of the following: ALLOTMENT NUMBER NAME OF ALLOTTEE 18 Mint (deceased) 51 Gives Away With Buffalo (deceased) 274 Bird (deceased) HERBERT HOOVER The White House, March 12, 1930.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

501 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

19.9

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 5301, Herbert Hoover (Mar 12, 1930). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5301-extension-trust-period-certain-allotments-made-indians-the-crow.

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. 388-389), that the trust period on allotments made to Indians of the Crow Reservation in Montana, which period expires during the calendar year 1930, be, and is hereby extended for a period of ten years, with the exception of the following: ALLOTMENT NUMBER NAME OF ALLOTTEE 18 Mint (deceased) 51 Gives Away With Buffalo (deceased) 274 Bird (deceased) HERBERT HOOVER The White House, March 12, 1930.