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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1937-04-07, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment of Tariff of United States Consular Fees." 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
▪Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Amendment of Tariff of United States Consular Fees.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
🏛️ Foreign Nations & International Entities
Total Words
241
1,886 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
14.1
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 7600, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Apr 7, 1937). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7600-amendment-tariff-united-states-consular-fees.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 1745 of the Revised Statutes (U.S.C., title 22, sec. 127), it is ordered that Item 8 of the Tariff of United States Consular Fees be, and it is hereby, amended to read as follows: "Executing application for passport (no exceptions)---------------------- $1.00 Examination of passport application executed before a foreign official---- 1.00 Examination of passport application accompanied by a certificate signed by tbe applicant and two witnesses-------------------------------------- 1.00 Issue of passport-------------------------------------------------------- 9.00 Exceptions— (a) Officers or employees of tbe United States traveling on official business, or members of their immediate families------------------------- No fee (b) Seamen------------------------------------------------------- No fee (c) Widows, children, parents, brothers, and sisters of American soldiers, sailors, or marines buried abroad, whose journey is for the purpose of visiting graves of such soldiers, sailors, or marines------------ No fee Amendment or verification of an American passport--------------------- No fee Renewal of an American passport--------------------------------------- $5.00 Exceptions— Same as respects issue of passports if bearer of passport has status held by him at time of issue of passport. Execution of application for registration---------------------------------- No fee Issue of certificate of identity and registration---------------------------- $1.00 Execution of affidavit in regard to American birth In connection with application for registration or for passport------------------------------- No fee For a certified copy of executed form for repatriation of native-born American women under act of June 25, 1936--------------------------- $1.00" FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, April 7, 1937.