Executive Order 5130 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 5130—Extension of Customs Collection District No. 20 to Include Portions of Plaquemines Parish, New Orleans

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Wednesday, May 29, 1929

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1 min read (101 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 Herbert Hoover on 1929-05-29, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Extension of Customs Collection District No. 20 to Include Portions of Plaquemines Parish, New Orleans." 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

▪ 20 (New Orleans), are hereby extended to include that portion of Plaquemines Parish, La., extending to the middle of the Mississippi River, lying east of west longitude 90°1'0" and north of north latitude 29°49'0", effective thirty days from the date of this Order.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises

Total Words

101

604 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

10.9

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 5130, Herbert Hoover (May 29, 1929). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5130-extension-customs-collection-district-no-20-include-portions.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the act of Congress approved August 1, 1914, making appropriations for the sundry civil expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1915, the port limits of New Orleans, La., the headquarters port of Customs Collection District No. 20 (New Orleans), are hereby extended to include that portion of Plaquemines Parish, La., extending to the middle of the Mississippi River, lying east of west longitude 90°1'0" and north of north latitude 29°49'0", effective thirty days from the date of this Order. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, May 29, 1929.