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This executive order, signed by President Herbert Hoover on 1931-01-23, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Extension of Trust Period on Allotments on Ponca 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
▪389), that the trust period on the allotments made to Indians of the Ponca Reservation in Oklahoma, 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
64
363 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
12.1
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 5539, Herbert Hoover (Jan 23, 1931). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5539-extension-trust-period-allotments-ponca-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. 389), that the trust period on the allotments made to Indians of the Ponca Reservation in Oklahoma, 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, January 23, 1931.
