Executive Order 6281 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 6281—Knoxville, Tennessee, Abolished as a Customs Port of Entry

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Wednesday, September 13, 1933

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1 min read (71 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 1933-09-13, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Knoxville, Tennessee, 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

▪ 2), Knoxville, Tennessee, is hereby abolished as a customs port of entry in customs collection district no.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises

Total Words

403 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

6.5

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 6281, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Sep 13, 1933). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6281-knoxville-tennessee-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 section 1 of the act of August 1, 1914 (ch. 223, 38 Stat. 609, 623; 19 U.S.C., sec. 2), Knoxville, Tennessee, is hereby abolished as a customs port of entry in customs collection district no. 43 (Tennessee), with headquarters at Memphis, Tennessee, effective as of 30 days from the date of this order. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, September 13, 1933.