Executive Order 7379 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 7379—Amendment to Tariff of United States Consular Fees

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Tuesday, May 26, 1936

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1 min read (280 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 1936-05-26, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment to Tariff of United States Consular Fees." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

Constitutional Assessment: Scrutinized through Article II, Section 2, this action exercises the President's constitutional role as Commander in Chief. Early Framers recognized broad executive discretion in commanding military forces during conflict, provided it remains bounded by congressional declarations and respects civilian domestic courts.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ 153, item 9 of the Tariff of United States Consular Fees is hereby amended to read as follows: 9.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises 🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Foreign Nations & International Entities

Total Words

280

1,778 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

10.7

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 7379, Franklin D. Roosevelt (May 26, 1936). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7379-amendment-tariff-united-states-consular-fees.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 1745 of the Revised Statutes and in accordance with section 7 of the act of April 5, 1906, ch. 1366, 34 Stat. 101, section 2 of the act of June 4, 1920, ch. 223, 41 Stat. 750, and sections 2 (h) and 7 (h) of the Immigration Act of 1924, approved May 26, 1924, ch. 190, 43 Stat. 153, item 9 of the Tariff of United States Consular Fees is hereby amended to read as follows: 9. Visa services for aliens. Immigration visa: Furnishing and verifying application for immigration visa--------$1.00 Issue of immigration visa-----------------------------------9.00 Passport visa (the term "passport visa" refers to the visa of a passport or other travel document including a Chinese certificate): Preparation of application for passport visa and administering oath, except where the fee has been reciprocally reduced or abolished under the authority of the act of February 25, 1925 (43 Stat. 976)----1.00 Granting of passport visa, except where the fee has been reciprocally reduced or abolished under the authority of the act of February 25, 1925 (43 Stat. 976)----9.00 (Note : Under the provisions of section 2 of the act of June 4, 1920 (41 Stat. 750-751), no fee for the application or for the visa of the passport shall be collected from any officer of any foreign government, or members of his immediate family, its armed forces, or of any State, district, or municipality thereof.) Transit certificate: Preparation of application and administering of oath-------No fee Granting of transit certificate---------------------------No fee Visa of alien crew list----------------------------------$2.00 Supplemental visa of alien crew list----------------------No fee FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT THE WHITE HOUSE, May 26, 1936.