Executive Order 5530 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 5530—Two Harbors, Minnesota, Abolished as a Customs Port of Entry

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Friday, January 9, 1931

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1 min read (84 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 1931-01-09, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Two Harbors, Minnesota, Abolished as a Customs Port of Entry." 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

▪ 623), making appropriations for the sundry civil expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1915, Two Harbors, Minn., is hereby abolished as a customs port of entry in Customs Collection District No.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises

Total Words

493 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

7.8

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 5530, Herbert Hoover (Jan 9, 1931). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5530-two-harbors-minnesota-abolished-customs-port-entry.

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 (38 Stat. 623), making appropriations for the sundry civil expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1915, Two Harbors, Minn., is hereby abolished as a customs port of entry in Customs Collection District No. 36 (Duluth and Superior), with headquarters at Duluth, Minn., and Superior, Wis., effective 30 days from the date of this order. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, January 9, 1931.