Executive Order 6940 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 6940—Extension of Trust Period on Lands of the Pala Band of Mission Indians, California

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Monday, January 7, 1935

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1 min read (108 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 1935-01-07, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Extension of Trust Period on Lands of the Pala Band of Mission 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

▪ 712, it is ordered that the period of trust on lands held for the use and benefit of the Pala Band of Mission Indians of California, upon which the period of trust expires during the calendar year 1935, be, and it is hereby, extended for a period of ten 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

108

558 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

8.4

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 6940, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jan 7, 1935). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6940-extension-trust-period-lands-the-pala-band-mission-indians-california.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by the act of March 2, 1917, ch. 146, 39 Stat. 969, 976, amending section 3 of the act of January 12, 1891, ch. 65, 26 Stat. 712, it is ordered that the period of trust on lands held for the use and benefit of the Pala Band of Mission Indians of California, upon which the period of trust expires during the calendar year 1935, be, and it is hereby, extended for a period of ten years from the date on which any such trust would otherwise expire. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, January 7, 1935.