Executive Order 5516 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 5516—Extension of Trust Period on Allotments to Indians on the Umatilla Reservation, Oregon

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Wednesday, December 17, 1930

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1 min read (70 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 1930-12-17, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Extension of Trust Period on Allotments to Indians on the Umatilla Reservation, Oregon." 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 allotments made to members of the confederated bands of Cayuse, Umatilla, and Walla Walla Indians on the Umatilla Reservation, Oreg., which trust period expires during the calendar year 1931, be, and is hereby, extended for a period of 10 years.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

417 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

9.9

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 5516, Herbert Hoover (Dec 17, 1930). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5516-extension-trust-period-allotments-indians-the-umatilla-reservation.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

It is hereby ordered, under authority contained in the act of June 21, 1906 (34 Stat. 325-326), that the trust period on allotments made to members of the confederated bands of Cayuse, Umatilla, and Walla Walla Indians on the Umatilla Reservation, Oreg., which trust period expires during the calendar year 1931, be, and is hereby, extended for a period of 10 years. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, December 17, 1930.