Executive Order 6498 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 6498—Extension of Trust Period on Indian Lands Expiring During the Year 1934

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Friday, December 15, 1933

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1 min read (143 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 Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1933-12-15, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Extension of Trust Period on Indian Lands Expiring During the Year 1934." 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

▪ That the period of trust applying to any Indian lands, whether of a tribal or individual status, upon which the period of trust expires during the calendar year 1934, be, and the same is hereby, extended for a period of 10 years from the date on which any such trust would otherwise expire.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

143

769 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

8.3

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 6498, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Dec 15, 1933). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6498-extension-trust-period-indian-lands-expiring-during-the-year-1934.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 5 of the act of February 8, 1887 (ch. 119, 24 Stat. 388, 389), and by the acts of June 21, 1906 (ch. 3504, 34 Stat. 325, 326), and March 2, 1917 (ch. 146, 39 Stat. 969, 976), it is hereby ordered that the period of trust applying to any Indian lands, whether of a tribal or individual status, upon which the period of trust expires during the calendar year 1934, be, and the same is hereby, extended for a period of 10 years from the date on which any such trust would otherwise expire. This order is not intended to apply in cases where Congress has specifically reserved to itself authority to extend the period of trust on tribal or individual Indian lands. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, December 15, 1933.