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This executive order, signed by President Herbert Hoover on 1930-05-29, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Extension of Trust Period on Allotments of the Uncompahgre, Unitah, and White River Bands of Ute Indians, Utah." 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
▪325-326), that the trust period on the allotments made to members of the Uncompahgre, Uintah, and White River Bands of Ute Indians of Utah, which trust period expires during the calendar year 1930, be, and is hereby, extended for a period of ten years from the date of expiration.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Branch Departments
🏛️ General Body of the People
Total Words
73
412 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
11.7
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 5357, Herbert Hoover (May 29, 1930). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5357-extension-trust-period-allotments-the-uncompahgre-unitah-and-white.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
It is hereby ordered, under authority contained in the act of June 21, 1906 (34 Stat. 325-326), that the trust period on the allotments made to members of the Uncompahgre, Uintah, and White River Bands of Ute Indians of Utah, which trust period expires during the calendar year 1930, be, and is hereby, extended for a period of ten years from the date of expiration. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, May 29, 1930.
