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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1935-05-08, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Extension of Trust Periods on Allotments Made to Indians of the Yakima Reservation, Washington." 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
▪388-389), it is ordered that the periods of trust on allotments made to Indians of the Yakima Reservation, Washington, which, unless extended, would expire during the calendar year 1935, be, and they are hereby, extended for a further 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
87
486 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
10.8
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 7036, Franklin D. Roosevelt (May 8, 1935). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7036-extension-trust-periods-allotments-made-indians-the-yakima.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 5 of the act of February 8, 1887 (ch. 119, 24 Stat. 388-389), it is ordered that the periods of trust on allotments made to Indians of the Yakima Reservation, Washington, which, unless extended, would expire during the calendar year 1935, be, and they are hereby, extended for a further period of 10 years from the date on which any such trust would otherwise expire. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, May 8, 1935.
