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This executive order, signed by President Herbert Hoover on 1931-03-16, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Extension of Trust Period on Lands of Agua Caliente Band of Indians, California." 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
▪969—976), that the period of trust on lands patented to the Agua Caliente Band of Mission Indians in California, which trust expires during the calendar year 1931, be, and the same is hereby, extended for a period of 10 years.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Branch Departments
🏛️ General Body of the People
Total Words
64
361 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
10.1
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 5580, Herbert Hoover (Mar 16, 1931). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5580-extension-trust-period-lands-agua-caliente-band-indians-california.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
It is hereby ordered, under authority contained in the act of March 2, 1917 (39 Stats. 969—976), that the period of trust on lands patented to the Agua Caliente Band of Mission Indians in California, which trust expires during the calendar year 1931, be, and the same is hereby, extended for a period of 10 years. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, March 16, 1931.
